Re: should a postinst script create config files?

[Maik Busch <maik.busch@web.de>]

> > is it a good way to create config files with postinst scripts? I
> > allways have some machines show a different behavior because i
> > installed them with different postinsts. 
> 
> Possibly.  It depends.  Check out the way XF86Config-4 files are handled
> with debconf.
The way XF86Config-4 is created is in my opinion a good way because it 
is allways regenerated and the admin changes are merged in.

But it is allmost allways not done in that way. It is created once and 
then i could not recognise any future changes.

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