Re: Debian 1.2.3

["Daniel S. Barclay" <daniel@compass-da.com>]

> From: Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>

> Debian 1.2.3 is released and contains eight updated packages.
...
> Here is the entire ChangeLog (debian/stable/ChangeLog on ftp sites),
...

> diald (0.14-9) stable unstable; urgency=low
...
>    * diald fifo moved to /var/run. This is created/removed by the init
>      script.


> perl (5.003.07-5) stable unstable; urgency=low
>    * Moved config.over.MK to the debian directory so that all the files
>      that I add are there.
...


Given that those files are moved (change in current release relative to
previous release), what happens if I re-install these packages?

Will the old file be removed, or will I end up with two files?
(I don't know how much the packaging system takes care of obsolete or
old files.)

Thanks,
Daniel


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