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Re: perlindex debconf usage



On 11:33 Mon 05 Jan     , Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> Hi all, Happy new year!

Hi! And Happy new year too !

> Today I came across perlindex and while fixing #503647[1], I wondered 
> about the debconf question it asks.
> 
>     [1] http://bugs.debian.org/503647
> 
> To save you looking at it, perlindex creates a searchable index of all 
> perl (core+modules) documentation in /var/cache/perlindex/.
> 
> The index is removed on purge (postrm). A debconf question is asked 
> upon install whether this is desired (defaults to true).
> 
> I generally agree with Niko's doubt (expressed in that bug report) 
> whether this question is needed at all.
> 
> What do you think?

1) drop debconf, remove the index on purge unconditionally

Or as said bu Niko, rewrite/update the script to query the debconf databaseo,
but I think you can drop debconf.

Friendly,
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