Bug#140927: Configuration files should be preserved on upgrades.
From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>
Subject: Re: Bug#140927: Configuration files should be preserved on upgrades.
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:39:24 +0200 (CEST)
> It is really possible to disable creation of unwanted formats
> without touching 00tetex.cnf at all? How do I do that?
No, it is not possible, perhaps. But in that case,
the situation would be same in both old scheme or new.
A user will be asked whether to replace a conffile or
not at upgrading.
> I tried man update-fmtutil but there is not a manpage.
Yes, I know. I might write a brief man but my English
is, as you can find it already, such ....
Santiago, I believe you can understand what update-fmtutil
does if you look into it and if you (or anyone else) are
kind enough to write a manpage of it, I will adopt it
immediately with pleasure.
> but at least the changes from potato would be preserved, which is one
> of requirements of policy.
Yes to some extent if a scheme of conffiles is not changed
but if a scheme is changed so much how one can preserve
the changes completely?
If you really believe it is much better to copy
old fmtutil.cnf to 00tetex.cnf I might consider it
but I'm afraid it might cause some inconsistency with
new scheme (e.g. duplicated settings for jadetex etc.).
Please think of the advantages and drawbacks of the new
scheme and of the old scheme.
Best regards, 2002.4.4
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Debian Developer & Debian JP Developer - much more I18N of Debian
Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@debian.org>
Department of Math., Univ. of Tokushima
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