On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 10:20:16 +0100, Tore Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >* Marc Haber > > Well, I am only paid to work on the exim4 package if my employer gets > > to use the package as well. Since we don't want debconf questions to > > pop up during installation and we found the pre-fabricated -config too > > inflexible for our needs, -config needs to be split out. > > So I take it you roll your own exim4-config-marchaber or something > which provides exim4-config? > > If so, that does in no way explain the reasoning behind splitting > up the default configuration file in a million tiny files, nor why > simply creating a exim4-base-marchaber with the customized scheme > isn't adequate for you.
Splitting up the config file in small files was necessary to do debconf support, which is a Debian requirement. > - A exim4-base package containing the default debconf scripts, > which installs a (monolithic) configuration file. Please state how you intend to fulfill policy with that approach. Give code examples. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
