>>>>> On 17 Apr 1998 07:55:24 +0200, Turbo Fredriksson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
Turbo> One of the config files for my package (I'm also the author of Turbo> this) may change... I'm planing on a rewrite/ cleanup... Turbo> How to I 'force' a user to install the new one, when they Turbo> upgrade? I'm thinking about dpkg's 'Okay to install new Turbo> version (N is usually ok)' or what ever it exactly say... I'd check in the postinst to see whether it was upgraded, and if not upgrade it there. It should leave a <config file>.dpkg-dist file sitting there if they didn't upgrade. Check for that and copy it over the <config file> if necessary (of course make sure that any changes to <config file> get copied into the new file. Else why would they have not wanted <config file> to be overwritten). (Someone correct me if this isn't possible.) Or you can do like sysvinit and pop up a message in preinst that says something like 'If you don't allow the system to upgrade your <config file> things will break since the format of the config file has file> changed. Please say Yes if it asks you whether to upgrade.' Dres -- @James LewisMoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Blessed Be! @ http://www.dimensional.com/~dres | Linux is kewl! @"Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours." Bach -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
