Re: Q: Location of copyrighted ROM images for emulator packages?
Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
> They can be conffiles, but I think they shouldn't. If a game package
> provides, for example, a default 'high scores' file somewhere under
> /var/lib/games, I think dpkg shouldn't ask to replace it until the format
> of the file changes. I'd think nobody wants to replace that file with the
> default one on an upgrade of the package.
Yes, you're completly right. Luckily, that's exactly how conffiles work. The
only time the conffile in the package should change is if the format
changes. If the format does change, you'll want to know about it, and dpkg
will prompt you. Otherwise, on a normal upgrade, dpkg will notice that the
conffile in the package has not changed, and leave your locally modified
high scores file alone.
> Instead, one of these mechanisms could be used:
>
> 2. If the game automatically creates a ".../highscores" file if there
> isn't one, don't supply one. Remember to remove it when the package is
> purged.
This should definitly be done for those games that support it. But a lot do
not.
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