Re: Bug#136374: sbuild: /etc/sbuild.conf should be a conffile
Cc to mentors for input
summary: the sbuild package has three configurations files, each
overriding the previous one: /etc/sbuild.conf, /etc/sbuild.conf.local,
~/.sbuildrc.
sbuild.conf is for upstream changes, sbuild.conf.local (a
conffile currently) for local system-wide changes, .sbuildrc for
user settings.
Gergely Nagy wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > sbuild.conf.local is the conffile. Its settings override
> > sbuild.conf; ~/.sbuildrc overrides both. This follows
> > wanna-build usage. And having the local file allows this
> > package to be dropped in on a buildd cleanly.
> >
> > sbuild.conf changes occasionally upstream with new watches
> > and alternatives and I'll be tracking that. The user
> > shouldn't have to pay much attention to the file.
>
> And marking it as conffile allows that. If the user didn't change the
> file, it will be replaced with the new version. If he did, he'll need
> to merge by hand.
>
> If I want to shoot myself in the foot, please allow me to do so.
I'd rather not have either a conffile. Currently the user has to
'N' on installing a new sbuild.local.conf but it's a nobrainer -
no diff or thinking required as everything in the new file is
commented out.
I was trying to get away from user interaction during install. I
was going to go with the following but didn't get around to it,
- leave /etc/sbuild.conf a configuration file. This will be for
upstream changes only.
- create /etc/sbuild.conf.local if it doesn't exist, with
commented common alternate settings; don't touch if it exists.
Any settings here override /etc/sbuild.conf.
If this seems sane, is there a package that does something like
this for reference? I assume this is as easy as an "if [ -e"
check in the maintainer scripts, leave on remove, purge on purge?
Any case, I probably won't get another change in before the
freeze. The package needed to be uploaded to fix a problem so I
went with a version that I'd been using for a few weeks.
Rick
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