Re: Bug#328291: debconf, tex-common and the management of ls-R and .cnf files

[Richard Lewis <rtf@jabble.com>]

Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> writes:

> I suggest the following two things: The debconf questions are moved to
> tex-common/*, and answers if already stored in the debconf database, are
> taken over to the relevant tex-common questions.
>
> Second: I propose a new question:
> -----------------------------
> Template: tex-common/onlycachefonts
> Type: boolean
> Default: true
> _Description: Apply debconf rules on ls-R files only to /var/cache/fonts/ls-R
>  Files under /var/cache/fonts are generated on the fly by all the users
>  in case a font is missing. Therefore it is good to allow the update of 
>  /var/cache/fonts/ls-R by a specified group. If you select yes here, only
>  this ls-R file is managed by debconf, all the other get save permissions
>  and can only be modified by root. If you choose no, all the ls-R files'
>  permission are managed by debconf.
> ----------------------------
>


> To my mind only /var/cache/fonts/ls-R should actually have `liberal'
> permissions, while the other ls-R files should not be touchable by
> anybody else the root.

if the other ls-R files don't need to be globally writable, then we
shouldnt bother asking about them at all (ie we'd only need to ask the
above question about /var/cache/fonts/ls-R).  Therefore instead of the
new text above (which needs proof-reading and translating) i'd suggest
you simply make the existing question talk about
"/var/cache/fonts/ls-R" instead of ls-R files in general.