Bug#1118188: be more precise about conffiles handling
On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 10:04:55AM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 4.7.2.0
>
> https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ap-pkg-conffiles.html describes
> how conffiles are handled the "easy" and the "hard" way, but it doesn't
> tell how conffiles are handled by default, ie if there is no conffiles
> metadata file, and if the postinst script doesn't care, either.
By definition conffiles are config files that are managed by dpkg and the
default behavior is:
Configuration file `/etc/bash.bashrc'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
N or O : keep your currently-installed version
D : show the differences between the versions
Z : start a shell to examine the situation
The default action is to keep your current version.
*** bash.bashrc (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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