Bug#707077: obsolete conffiles: s/may/should/
Le Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 04:27:06PM -0700, Jonathan Nieder a Γ©crit :
> Charles Plessy wrote:
>
> > --- a/upgrading-checklist.sgml
> > +++ b/upgrading-checklist.sgml
> > @@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ Unreleased.
> > <tag>9.1.1.8</tag>
> > <item>The exception to the FHS for the <file>/selinux</file> was removed.
> > </item>
> > +<tag>10.7.3</tag>
> > + <item>During package upgrades, the removal of obsolete configuration files
> > + without local changes is now recommended (<em>should</em>) instead of
> > + suggested (<em>may</em>). Note the <prgn>dpkg-maintscript-helper</prgn>
> > + tool, available from the <package>dpkg</package> package since
> > + <em>Wheezy</em>.
>
> I'd say
>
> <item>Packages should remove all obsolete configuration files without
> local changes during upgrades. The <prgn>dpkg-maintscript-helper</prgn>
> tool, available from the <package>dpkg</package> package since
> <em>Wheezy</em>, can help with this.
> </item>
>
> to emphasize what packagers have to do instead of what changed in the
> text.
Thanks for the improvement. I pushed the changes with it.
Cheers,
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Charles Plessy
Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
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