Re: Changes in a conffile

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

I wrote:
> > Nevertheless, I remember seeing a couple of packages that changed their
> > config files after an upgrade -- man-db, exim IIRC -- and I was quite glad

Colin wrote:
> man-db only ever altered its configuration file in the postinst when it
> wasn't a conffile. I only decided some months ago that it would be
> better off managed by dpkg.

Michael wrote:
> Hmmm... I dont see /etc/exim/exim.conf in there.
> maybe because its not a conffile?

Whether or not it was conffile makes zero difference to me as the user -- my
point was that programs updated their stuff and I was happy because I didn't
have to do it myself.

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