Bug#283955: /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf: please observe the policy
martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org> schrieb:
> also sprach Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de> [2004.12.02.2005 +0100]:
>> * Files in /etc/texmf/texmf.d/ are now handled by ucf (see:
>> #233886). texmf.cnf is now in /etc/texmf, and update-texmf also uses
>> ucf for it. Thanks to Tore Anderson <tore@linpro.no> (closes:
>> #196582) [frank]
>>
>> -- Frank Küster <frank@debian.org> Mon, 5 Apr 2004 18:05:15 +0200
>>
>> does that suffice you?
>
> No. If I make a change to texmf.cnf, it is not preserved.
If this is true, there is a bug - either in ucf, or in the way we use
it. Please provide a real example.
Did you read the comment completely?
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| % PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY. It is meant to be generated from
| % files in /etc/texmf/texmf.d/.
| %
| % While changes made by users will not be overwritten, they will cause
| % you trouble. You will be shown the differences between the edited and
| % the newly created file. We will try to merge our and your changes, but
| % that might not always work, and you will probably have to edit again.
| %
| % Therefore, if you want a smooth upgrade, please edit the files
| % in /etc/texmf/texmf.d,
| % or create an additional one (with the extension '.cnf'),
| % and invoke update-texmf.
| %
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Regards, Frank
--
Frank Küster
Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer
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