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X Strike Force SVN commit: rev 385 - trunk/debian



Author: branden
Date: 2003-08-10 23:39:21 -0500 (Sun, 10 Aug 2003)
New Revision: 385

Modified:
   trunk/debian/changelog
Log:
debian/changelog: (cosmetic) clarification of recent commits


Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
==============================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog	2003-08-11 04:30:12 UTC (rev 384)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog	2003-08-11 04:39:21 UTC (rev 385)
@@ -135,17 +135,19 @@
     - debian/xserver-common.postinst.in: stop manipulating X server socket
       directory
 
-  * Migrate away from the hated-and-reviled "manage Xwrapper.config with
-    debconf?" technique of handling the /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config non-conffile
+  * Migrate away from the hated-and-reviled "manage <file> with debconf?"
+    technique of handling the /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config non-conffile
     configuration file, and to a proto-ucf style of handling:
     - debian/xserver-common.templates: drop the
       xserver-common/manage_config_with_debconf and
       xserver-common/move_existing_nondebconf_config templates
     - debian/xserver-common.config.in: stop asking the now-deleted questions
-    - debian/xserver-common.preinst.in: when upgrading from xserver-common <<
+      and stop manipulating files based on the answers
+    - debian/xserver-common.preinst.in: when upgrading from xserver-common <
       4.2.1-10, check value of xserver-common/manage_config_with_debconf; if
-      it is true; attempt to store md5sum of existing Xwrapper.config file in
-      /var/lib/xfree86; unregister the now-deleted questions
+      it is true; attempt to back up and store md5sum of existing
+      Xwrapper.config file in /var/lib/xfree86; unregister the now-deleted
+      questions
     - debian/xserver-common.postinst.in: automatically update the
       Xwrapper.config file (based on the values of the debconf templates) if
       and only if:
@@ -159,11 +161,8 @@
       checksum file; remove Xwrapper.config as well, but only if it matches
       the stored checksum; remove parent directories of conffiles and
       configuration files if possible
-    With luck, this new approach will meet with less anger and hatred from
-    people who do not read fully-capitalized warnings within the files they
-    are editing, let alone a manual page.
 
- -- Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>  Thu,  7 Aug 2003 16:16:50 -0500
+ -- Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 23:30:38 -0500
 
 xfree86 (4.2.1-9) unstable; urgency=high
 



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