Re: problems with debconf
On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 04:13:35PM +0100, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 10:54:06AM +0100, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> > > I am experiencing strange things with debconf and the package I'm
> > > working on, netenv.
> >
> > debconf maintains an answer database distinct from the package's "real"
> > configuration. Answers pertaining to your package don't get cleaned out
> > by --purge. They probably should be -- file a bug against debconf if you
> > think so.
>
> That's not a bug, it's a feature. It's a good idea saving your answers
> when a package is reinstalled more times.
It's definitely not a feature if you've purged in between. That's always
supposed to delete configuration.
I thought that db_purge did that job, though?
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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