retitle 239271 xserver-xfree86: [debconf] do modified config-file check at beginning of config script thanks On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 12:46:14AM +0100, Matthias Ferdinand wrote: > Package: xserver-xfree86 > Version: 4.2.1-12.1 > Severity: wishlist > > Hello, > > I learned by now this is intended behaviour as by the > xfree86-common-FAQ, but I would like this intended behaviour to be > changed :-) > > when doing "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" > - it should tell about not writing XF86Config-4 immediately after > invocation - not after having entered lots of numbers Yes, I agree. > - it should be possible to force overwriting of XF86Config-4 > with the "--force" Flag of dpkg-reconfigure This is not possible. Whether the dpkg-reconfigure command was given the "--force" flag is not information that is available to the scripts. > - when not using the "--force" Flag, it should offer to write to > a different File (as in "mktemp XF86Config-4.XXXXXX") This is not possible, for the same reason. There is no way for the script to tell whether or not "--force" was specified. -- G. Branden Robinson | Q: How does a Unix guru have sex? Debian GNU/Linux | A: unzip;strip;touch;finger;mount; branden@debian.org | fsck;more;yes;fsck;fsck;fsck; http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | umount;sleep
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