On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 10:00:37AM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote: Hi,
> > Why? > Isn't that handled 'almost' like replacing it with an empty file? > No. Replacing it with an empty file will cause dpkg to notice it's a config file, and so replace it only if un-modified on the target host, ask otherwise. Removing would have to be done manually from the maintainer scripts, instead, and to ask I would need to use debconf, which would add unneeded complexity to the package (particularly considering this is a bug in testing->testing upgrade, and not in stable->stable). Guido -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
