On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 02:46:58PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > Hi, > > My package ser2net has migrated from having its config in ser2net.conf > in their own format to ser2net.yaml. There is no converter tool provided > by upstream, and considering the package's popcon data with 187 > installations I am not willing to spend the implementation and testing > time with that. > > The program can still read the old file format, the only "limitation" is > that files with .yaml ending cannot be in the old format. > > I would like to deliver a YAML config file with the package and have the > old file still supported if an old file is still there (optimally > printing a warning when starting up with old format). I would prefer to > avoid a wrapper script. > > My idea would be to have two distinct systemd units, ser2net and > ser2net-oldconfig, with appropriate ConditionPathExists directives. > > Is there something more elegant?
Release note IIRC debian.NEWS (please check filename) Which says > The program can still read the old file format, the only "limitation" is > that files with .yaml ending cannot be in the old format. And further burden on the shoulder of the Debian Maintainer ... Groeten Geert Stappers DD -- Silence is hard to parse
