On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 21:48:44 +0100, Michael Banck <mba...@debian.org> wrote: >On Sat, Dec 05, 2009 at 12:39:28PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: >> the right solution here would be to fix it so that it did, not to add >> it to Essential. > >On a side note, I thought the right solution was to integrate the ucf >functionality into dpkg. Any update on this, or was this just wishful >thinking on my part?
I would go the contrary way: ditch dpkg conffile handling and have it handled from without dpkg. That way, one has the chance of hooking into the process for local modifications. For example, I have been looking for a way to tamper with package a's dpkg-conffiles from package b, which would be very helpful for local sysadmin work (such as rolling out local configuration via a package). Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
