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Re: libmsgcat and sympa : my first packages



Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> Why not, but why does debstd provide the possibilitry of modifying :
> - /etc/aliases
> - /etc/syslog.conf
> - /etc/inetd.conf
> - /etc/services
> - /etc/inittab
> - /etc/protocols
> - /etc/profile
> - /etc/modules
> - /etc/X11/window-managers
> - probably some others
> 
> It seems to me unlogical since debstd should help the developers
> to follow the Debian Policy... Should we consider that debstd is out of 
> date ?

It was written before it was against policy to modify conffiles, and it is
not being kept up to date with policy. If you want a policy complient
debstd, install debhelper and use dh_debstd (or just use debhelper ;-).

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see shy jo


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