(Upstream) newsstar ships with some sample config files which it installs as /etc/newsstar/*.sample (assuming sysconfdir is /etc). The user is supposed to remove the .sample suffixes and edit them to suit.
For a Debian package, thanks to Debian's conffiles management, it makes more sense to install them into /etc without the suffix. What's the best way to do this? In the debian/rules file I can't use dh_install because it can't rename files, and if I just used cp or install I don't know how to ensure it uses the correct absolute source and dest directories. So I'm thinking the best way is to patch the upstream Makefile to install the files with the .sample suffixes removed. Would more experienced developers agree? -- TH * http://www.realh.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
