On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 17:27:13 +0100, Ludovic Rousseau wrote:

> Le 31/01/10 10:24, Tollef Fog Heen a écrit :
> >reopen 565896
> >found 565896 1.5.5-2
> >thanks
> >
> >]]  (Debian Bug Tracking System)
> >
> >|    * debian/update-reader.conf: add a SHA1 on the first line of the
> >|      configuration file to detect manual edition. Closes: #565896 "pcscd:
> >|      overwrites changes in configuration files"
> >|      urgency=medium because of RC bug.
> >
> >This isn't enough, you still don't handle the case of /etc/readers.conf
> >being deleted.  Wouldn't it be easier just to use ucf than to reinvent
> >it?  Using ucf would also allow the user to review any updates and merge
> >them if appropriate.
> 
> I don't handle many cases. An admin shall not edit or modify
> /etc/reader.conf directly. He shall edit the files in
> /etc/reader.conf.d/ instead or use "dpkg-reconfigure package-name"
> if the driver provides this.
> 
If that file should not be edited, it should not be in /etc.  Manual
editing of configuration file is not crazy or stupid, it's how things
are supposed to work.

Cheers,
Julien



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