On 16-Apr-03, 18:08 (CDT), Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Debconf is NOT a license to overwrite user's configurations!
You've correctly identified the problem.
> I propose a different solution to this problem, which conforms much more
> with policy, while still allowing debconf to be used as much as
> possible.
But that's not the solution.
Debconf is *NOT* a general purpose configuration tool. Debconf is
*ONLY* a standardized way of interacting with the user during package
installation, for configuration values that *CANNOT* be reasonably
defaulted.
That's it. Any other use is a clear violation of Debian configuration
file policy. In particular, using debconf to modify existing
configuration files, whether conffiles or not, is wrong. I'd allow an
exception for "dpkg-reconfigure", since this is clear that the admin is
deliberately asking for it.
Steve, extremely disappointed about how chatty package installation has
become.
--
Steve Greenland
The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating
system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the
world. -- seen on the net
