Re: lintian whining about app-defaults file
On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 11:11:54PM -0800, phil@bolthole.com wrote:
> The irony is: For my particular program, the standard "app-defaults" file
> SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A "CONF-FILE"! It's there more as a guideline.
> The individual user is supposed to look at it, and add their own personal
> customizations in $HOME/.Xresources or something.
>
> So this new lintian picking is really uncalled for.
No, this is also where the system administrator may add system-wide local
customizations, which should be preserved across upgrades, and deleted when the
package is purged.
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- mdz
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