Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > for some packages the piuparts upgrade test failed because dpkg detected a > conffile as being modified and then prompted the user for an action. As there > is no user input, this fails. But this is not the real problem, the real > problem is that this prompt shows up in the first place, as there was nobody > modifying this conffile at all, the package has just been installed and > upgraded... > > This is a violation of policy 10.7.3, see > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s10.7.3, which > says "[These scripts handling conffiles] must not ask unnecessary questions > (particularly during upgrades), and must otherwise be good citizens." > > Affected packages are: ... > I'm a bit uncertain with what severity to file these bugs, OTOH it's quite > harmless, OTOH this is clearly a violation of a must-requierement in policy > and whats more important, it confuses the user (who likely will manually try > to find the changes) and makes upgrading more painful. > > Opinions on the severity to file these bugs? Serious at least, it's so annoying to see unneeded prompts when installing packages (actually it's annoying to see prompts ;) ). It's a must violation, so RC fits. Cheers, Emilio
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