Re: ITC: dpkg-sysconfig
Ola Lundqvist (2001-08-27 14:03:29 +0200) :
> Well almost. A package that can help someone to install things
> to /etc (and other places).
>
> Ie:
>
> * You create a package:
> host-foo.deb
>
> * This package install things to /usr/share/systemdir in a special
> way.
>
> * The script is automaticly invoked on installation and the data
> in that dir is used to configure your system.
Maybe I misunderstood, but that looks like a registry to me. You're
storing info in some central shared place, and using this info to
configure the applications afterwards. I'm OK with it, but I guess
there was a reason for the debconf-is-not-a-registry error in lintian.
Roland.
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Roland Mas
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