Adeodato Simó <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Andreas Metzler [Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:32:47 +0100]: [...] >> How does mlocate.updatedb handle updatedb.conf? Does the binary read >> the file on every execution or does it also rely on wrapper script >> (the cron job) to source it? findutils works the latter way and the >> file is therefore misnamed, it is find-daily.defaults, not >> updatedb.conf.
> The updatedb binary directly reads updatedb.conf. >> You do not plan on sharing the configuration file between packages, do >> you? > Well, what do you suggest? How does dpkg react when unpacking a conffile > that is the conffile of another package? [...] Evil stuff. Shared configuration files cannot be shipped in (non-conflicting) packages, it needs to be handled differently (See policy 10.7.4.) I would propose to simply have the GNU locate package use find-daily.defaults instead of /etc/updatedb.conf. cu andreas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
