Re: Config file format [may] change
James LewisMoss <dres@dimensional.com> writes:
> >>>>> On 17 Apr 1998 07:55:24 +0200, Turbo Fredriksson <turbo@tripnet.se> said:
>
> Turbo> How to I 'force' a user to install the new one, when they
> Turbo> upgrade? I'm thinking about dpkg's 'Okay to install new
> Turbo> version (N is usually ok)' or what ever it exactly say...
>
> Or you can do like sysvinit and pop up a message in preinst that says
> something like 'If you don't allow the system to upgrade your <config
> file> things will break since the format of the config file has
> file> changed. Please say Yes if it asks you whether to upgrade.'
This sounds like a better option to me... Then I don't have write a script
to get the options from the old, to put in the new... :)
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