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X Strike Force XFree86 SVN commit: rev 962 - branches/4.3.0/sid/debian



Author: branden
Date: 2004-01-22 13:05:32 -0500 (Thu, 22 Jan 2004)
New Revision: 962

Modified:
   branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/xfree86-common.preinst.in
Log:
(cosmetic) Fix wrong and very confusing comment.


Modified: branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/xfree86-common.preinst.in
===================================================================
--- branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/xfree86-common.preinst.in	2004-01-22 17:54:23 UTC (rev 961)
+++ branches/4.3.0/sid/debian/xfree86-common.preinst.in	2004-01-22 18:05:32 UTC (rev 962)
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 if [ "$1" = "install" -o "$1" = "upgrade" ]; then
   # In xbase 3.3.2.3a-2 (October 1998), /etc/X11/Xresources became a directory.
-  # Prior to that, it was a symbolic link to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc.  Because
-  # dpkg will unpack through symlinks to directories and we must avoid this,
-  # refuse to install if /etc/X11/Xresources exists and is not a directory when
-  # this package is installed.
+  # Prior to that, it was a conffile.  Because it may have been customized by
+  # the administrator and we must avoid clobbering it, refuse to install if
+  # /etc/X11/Xresources exists and is not a directory when this package is
+  # installed.
   if [ -e /etc/X11/Xresources -a ! -d /etc/X11/Xresources ]; then
     ERRMSG="/etc/X11/Xresources exists and is not a directory;"
     ERRMSG="$ERRMSG the xfree86-common package cannot be installed until this"



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