Bug#132621: debian-policy: /etc/init.d _must_ be conffiles (not should)

[Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr>]

On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 11:55:47AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.5.6.0
> Severity: normal
> 
> >>"Josip" == Josip Rodin <joy@cibalia.gkvk.hr> writes:
>  Josip> This is actually an RC bug, because if one doesn't mark an
>  Josip> init.d script as conffile and doesn't install it manually from
>  Josip> postinst, they let dpkg happily overwrite it on each upgrade
>  Josip> and thus break the following rule:
> 
>  >> Configuration file handling must conform to the following behavior:
>  >> * local changes must be preserved during a package upgrade, and
>  >> * configuration files must be preserved when the package is
>  >> removed, and only deleted when the package is purged.
> 
> 	Policy should be changed to remove this apparent contradiction.

I don't actually see what's in contradiction?

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