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Re: Removal of logfiles?



Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> writes:

> Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> > I don't mind that, what I objecting about is the REMOVAL (erasing them totaly)
> > of the files. I'm not wery happy with them being removed/erased wether a
> > 'purge' or a 'remove', but if it is just stated somewhere visualy, that the
> > files will be cept/moved to other location if one does a 'remove' and totaly
> > wanished if one does a 'purge', I don't mind...
> 
> This is already stated in the policy manual:
> 
>      Make sure that any log files are removed when the package is purged
>      (but not when it is only removed), by checking the argument to the
>      postrm' script (see the *Debian Packaging Manual* for details).
> 	       

In that case, I don't know why we are having this thread... The original
question was, if I'm not remember totaly wrong, if the policy manual say
anything about removing a log file...

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