Re: It's Huntin' Season
Manoj> Either never change the file once created; or preserve user
Manoj> changes. If you never change the file once created, you have
Manoj> nothing to worry about. It is only when people are changing
Manoj> files that are already in place in /etc do questions arise.
Adam> If a package places a file in /etc(this is a configuration file,
Adam> but not a conffile), then I as a user/admin remove it, I don't
Adam> want the package to put a new version in place.
Sorry, but I don't think either of you answer Davide's question.
Which is, WTH should he do to achieve the installation flexibility he
wants to provide? I write this as someone who used auctex for a
while, and I very much appreciated having the choice.
Adam> This doesn't mean you can interpeted as attempting to save
Adam> changes. Must is must is must.
Davide> Should we change the Debian Emacs policy to allow me to put
Davide> them somewhere else?
Adam> Emacs policy is wrong in this sense then. Emacs policy does not
Adam> replace Debian Policy, it enhances it. And Debian Policy is
Adam> very clear about files in /etc.
This is a non-sequitur, isn't it? The question is, WHERE SHOULD THESE
FILES BE? The Debian policy argument implies they shouldn't be in
/etc. So, where else?
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