On Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.5.6.1 > Severity: important > > Section 11.7.3 says that changes to configuration files are supposed to be > preserved on upgrade. This is not commonly done, however, if the change > consists in deleting the file entirely. Existing practice is probably fine, > but the policy sentence is misleading. I suggest adding something like: > > "(though packages are permitted to reinstall configuration files that have > been > completely deleted)"
Which may not always be the Right Thing. cf. config files in .d
directories like cron.d, ip-up.d or similar.
yours,
peter
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