Re: conffile location
On 15/12/99 at 20:58:13, wrote:
> I maintain the apt-move package, which has the single conffile
> /etc/apt-move.conf. Recently I've received a wishlist bugreport
> (51507), plus a few private email requests from other individuals, to
> have it moved under /etc/apt. I certainly understand the reasoning
> behind the request, but if I understand the policy manual correctly it
> requires that standalone conffiles be located directly in /etc.
Perhaps one could argue that it is not a standalone conffile since it is part
of "the apt suite of packages", and such apt-move's conffile belongs in the
directory of "the apt suite of packages".
Then again, IANAL and neither a Debian developer yet.
Regards,
Mike
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