Re: Proposed handling of generated configuration files
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:14:34 -0400, Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org>
wrote:
>- Notice that a non-conffile, autogenerated configuration file has been
> modified by the user, and don't lose their changes
>
>- Use debconf for prompting
That combination prompts a question: Why does dpkg not use debconf for
the "the conffile foo has changed locally, install package
maintainer's version?" script, and why are these questions not asked
on pre-configuration time?
Greetings
Marc
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