Bug#206524: marked as done (xserver-xfree86: XF86Config-4 is overwritten even when it is not managed by debconf)
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From: Vincent Bernat <bernat@free.fr>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: xserver-xfree86: XF86Config-4 is overwritten even when it is not managed by
debconf
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Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-10
Severity: important
Tags: sid
Hello !
I have just upgraded the X server to the latest version and my XF86Config-4
was overwritten even if it was not managed by debconf (in previous upgrade,
I was asked if this file has to be overwritten by a new one or not): there
is no debconf line at the beginning or at the end of the file.
>From my understanding of the message which was at the top of the file,
deleting the entire debconf stuff should prevent the file to be altered and
this was the case until the transition to dexconf.
-- Package-specific info:
00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY
00:10.0 Class 0300: 1002:4c59
[useless, since this is not my true XF86Config-4]
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: powerpc
Kernel: Linux guybrush 2.4.21-ben2-guybrush.45 #1 mer jui 30 19:55:47 CEST 2003 ppc
Locale: LANG=fr_FR@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR@euro
Versions of packages xserver-xfree86 depends on:
ii debconf 1.3.9 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.3.2-3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii xserver-common 4.2.1-10 files and utilities common to all
ii zlib1g 1:1.1.4-14 compression library - runtime
-- debconf information:
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/identifier: Generic Video Card
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/screen-size: 17 inches (430 mm)
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/use_fbdev: false
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method: Medium
xserver-xfree86/config/doublequote_in_string_error:
shared/default-x-server: xserver-xfree86
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/emulate3buttons: false
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/layout: us
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/horiz-sync: 28-49
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/identifier: Generic Monitor
shared/no_known_x-server:
xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/video_ram:
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list: 1024x768 @ 60Hz
* xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd: true
xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/internal:
xserver-xfree86/clobber_XF86Config-4:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/rules: xfree86
xserver-xfree86/multiple_possible_x-drivers:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/model: macintosh
* xserver-xfree86/config/write_dri_section: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver: ati
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/vert-refresh: 43-72
* xserver-xfree86/config/display/default_depth: 24
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/zaxismapping: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/display/modes: 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/retry_detection:
* xserver-xfree86/config/device/bus_id_error:
* xserver-xfree86/config/modules: GLcore, bitmap, dbe, ddc, dri, extmod, freetype, glx, int10, record, speedo, type1, vbe
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/options:
xserver-xfree86/config/nonnumeric_string_error:
xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/protocol: ImPS/2
shared/multiple_possible_x-servers:
xserver-xfree86/config/null_string_error:
xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/range_input_error:
xserver-xfree86/autodetect_video_card: true
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/keyboard/variant:
* xserver-xfree86/config/inputdevice/mouse/port: /dev/input/mice
* xserver-xfree86/config/write_files_section: true
xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor: true
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Subject: Re: Bug#206524: xserver-xfree86: XF86Config-4 is overwritten even when it is not managed by debconf
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On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 11:01:18AM +0200, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> I have just upgraded the X server to the latest version and my XF86Config=
-4
> was overwritten even if it was not managed by debconf (in previous upgrad=
e,
> I was asked if this file has to be overwritten by a new one or not): there
> is no debconf line at the beginning or at the end of the file.
Sigh. I tested and tested and tested and tested and tested and tested
and tested the new code.
Okay, if your analysis is correct then there MUST exist the following
file:
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4.dpkg-old
=2E..which contains your previous, "not managed by debconf" file, utterly
unmolested.
> >From my understanding of the message which was at the top of the file,
> deleting the entire debconf stuff should prevent the file to be altered a=
nd
> this was the case until the transition to dexconf.
That method had been discarded, as noted in the NEWS.Debian file, the
package changelog, and the FAQ.
Here's the transition logic:
if [ "$1" =3D "install" -o "$1" =3D "upgrade" ]; then
# if upgrading from < 4.2.1-10, migrate X server symlink and XF86Config-4
# to (simplified) ucf-style handling
if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl "4.2.1-10"; then
# do we have any configuration files to work with?
if [ -e "$SERVER_SYMLINK" -o -e "$XF86CONFIG" ]; then
# this is the preinst, so our checksum directory might not have been
# unpacked yet (in fact, if we're upgrading from < 4.2.1-10, we expect
# it not to be)
if [ ! -e "$CHECKSUM_DIR" ]; then
mkdir --mode=3D755 "$CHECKSUM_DIR"
else
# if the checksum pathname does exist but is not a directory, give
# up; dpkg will probably vomit on unpack anyway
if [ -d "$CHECKSUM_DIR" ]; then
[handling of $SERVER_SYMLINK snipped]
# next, migrate XF86Config-4
if [ -e "$XF86CONFIG" ]; then
# attempt to pre-seed the md5sum file based on the current cont=
ent
# of the file
if db_get xserver-xfree86/manage_config_with_debconf; then
if [ "$RET" =3D "true" ]; then
# if the config file doesn't even exist, don't bother
if [ -e "$XF86CONFIG" ]; then
# people were letting debconf "manage" the config file ev=
en
# though they complained when it did so, so store a backu=
p to
# keep people quiet
message "Note: migrating $XF86CONFIG away from management=
" \
"by debconf; backup stored in $XF86CONFIG.dpkg-ol=
d" \
"and MD5 checksum stored in $XF86CONFIG_CHECKSUM."
md5sum "$XF86CONFIG" > "$XF86CONFIG_CHECKSUM"
cp "$XF86CONFIG" "$XF86CONFIG.dpkg-old"
fi
fi
fi
fi
[snip]
fi
fi
fi
[snip]
fi
fi
You still had xserver-xfree86/manage_config_with_debconf answered
"true", so you got migrated, as documented:
In the event that you have customized these configuration files, and ha=
ve
neglected to correct debconf's notion of whether it should manage those
files before upgrading to xfree86 4.2.1-10 or later, backups are made a=
nd
stored in the same directory, with the suffix ".dpkg-old". For example,
if you have answered the "Manage XFree86 4.x server configuration file
with debconf?" question in the affirmative, your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4
file will be backed up in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.dpkg-old. Note that th=
is
is only done *once*, on upgrades from xfree86 package versions prior to
4.2.1-10. If you do not like the new /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 that gets
written, for example, either edit it or rename the .dpkg-old file to it.
Do a "rm /var/lib/xfree86/XF86Config-4.md5sum" and the package
maintainer scripts will never touch your XF86Config-4 again.
Closing this report.
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