Re: [proposal] Include list of files created in $HOME as a control file
On 03 Jul 2003 20:21:42 -0300, Daniel Ruoso <daniel@ruoso.com> said:
> Hi, This discussion has been started in debian-devel, but as I saw
> that a policy change is needed, I'm bringing it to the correct list.
> Proposal:
> Include a control file like "conffiles" into the debian package in
> a way the dotfiles and directories in user's home directory can be
> easily related to the debian package.
Right. Then I purge the package, and these files go away. And
then the user comes around, and the program scratches its head,
wondering where all the data went.
What you need is a third party package, that provides an
interface (scripting, API, etc) to allow packages to register the
relevant files. (that could be as simple as just be a file created in
a specific directory in package postinsts)
manoj
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