Bug#234286: debian-policy: log file should be in packages' file list
On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 07:31:15AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.6.1.0
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Idea: programs that will make log files should be required to list the
> basic log file (before rotations, etc.) so that dpkg -L package will
> list them, and dpkg -S will find them.
There is no mechanism in dpkg for packages to do this yet, so there's no
point in you filing this request against policy. Sorry. I recommend that
this bug be closed. (I believe that the request is already in dpkg's
huge bug list somewhere, so no need to add to it with a reassign; it's
certainly a reasonably well-known wishlist among the developers.)
If a package attempted to fulfil your request using only the current
mechanisms, then the log file would be erased on every upgrade. This is
why an extension to dpkg is needed.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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