Re: tuareg-mode and ocaml-mode
On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 07:58:50PM +0200, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> Ralf Treinen <treinen@free.fr> writes:
>
> > On Sun, Aug 21, 2005 at 07:36:47PM +0200, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> >
> >> > Well, a system administrator might have modified these files,
> >> > and then it would not be OK when they disappear on a remove.
> >> > Can you test whether the files are still the original ones?
> >>
> >> I don't know how. I don't even think it is possible.
> >
> > You could compare the md5 checksum of the installed files with the
> > checksum of the original files.
>
> Sure, but there isn't anything I can do if checksums differ: I'm not
> allowed to modify conffiles.
>
> I could leave them around if so, but they'll probably mess with
> the new ocaml-mode file. Or rename them? Any other idea?
Just zap them, or print a message (debconf message ?) for the user ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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