Bug#2706: modules 1.3.69f-2 overwrite config file from the previous version

To: Alexander Goldstein <agoldste@eecs.uic.edu>, debian-bugs@pixar.com
Subject: Bug#2706: modules 1.3.69f-2 overwrite config file from the previous version
From: Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 96 22:10 EDT
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  Alexander Goldstein writes:
  Alexander>  Package: modules
  Alexander>  Version: 1.3.69f-2
  Alexander>
  Alexander> The package fail to mention /etc/conf.modules as a config file
  Alexander> and thus overwrites that file upon installation.

See bug#2700 which I reported earlier. I blamed dpkg for replacing
/etc/conf/modules, registered as a conffile with the base package, with the
one from this modules package.

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Dirk Eddelb"uttel                              http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd

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