[Peter Samuelson] > 'conffile' is dpkg jargon that has a specific meaning: configuration > files that dpkg handles specially w/r/t upgrades and removals. Editing > a conffile at install time makes no sense. If you want to edit a > configuration file, don't ship it as a conffile - in fact, don't ship > it at all. Either generate it ex nihilo from a script, or if you feel > you need a template, ship the template under another name, to be copied > from if the file doesn't already exist.
Or even better, ship the defaults in /usr/share/, load them from there and load overrides from /etc/ if a file exist there. If you want the package to have install time defaults, generate the file in /etc/ based on install time input. This way you can handle upgrades gracefully when changing the defaults, without loosing local configuration overrides. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
