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Re: should a postinst script create config files?



On Sat, 23 Feb 2002, Brian May wrote:

> Hmmm. What dpkg really needs is a user defined script that runs when
> installing a conffile (whether different or not).

Soon(maybe 1.10 in cvs, or early in 1.11) dpkg will externalize the conffile
handling.  This will allow for things like ucf.deb to be less useful, as ucf's
function will be available thru dpkg itself.

It will also allow for possible debconf use.





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