Russ Allbery <r...@debian.org> (20/08/2010): > Objections or seconds?
Seconded. Both this version and the other, reworded version. Mraw, KiBi. > diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml > index 9037de8..5fdf775 100644 > --- a/policy.sgml > +++ b/policy.sgml > @@ -7950,22 +7950,6 @@ ln -fs ../sbin/sendmail debian/tmp/usr/bin/runq > <heading>Sharing configuration files</heading> > > <p> > - Packages which specify the same file as a > - <tt>conffile</tt> must be tagged as <em>conflicting</em> > - with each other. (This is an instance of the general rule > - about not sharing files. Note that neither alternatives > - nor diversions are likely to be appropriate in this case; > - in particular, <prgn>dpkg</prgn> does not handle diverted > - <tt>conffile</tt>s well.) > - </p> > - > - <p> > - The maintainer scripts must not alter a <tt>conffile</tt> > - of <em>any</em> package, including the one the scripts > - belong to. > - </p> > - > - <p> > If two or more packages use the same configuration file > and it is reasonable for both to be installed at the same > time, one of these packages must be defined as > @@ -8014,6 +7998,34 @@ ln -fs ../sbin/sendmail debian/tmp/usr/bin/runq > and which manages the shared configuration files. (The > <tt>sgml-base</tt> package is a good example.) > </p> > + > + <p> > + If the configuration file cannot be shared as described above, > + the packages must be marked as conflicting with each other. > + Two packages that specify the same file as > + a <tt>conffile</tt> must conflict. This is an instance of the > + general rule about not sharing files. Neither alternatives > + nor diversions are likely to be appropriate in this case; in > + particular, <prgn>dpkg</prgn> does not handle diverted > + <tt>conffile</tt>s well. > + </p> > + > + <p> > + A package that declares the same <tt>conffile</tt> as another, > + conflicting package may see left-over configuration files from > + that other package. If a user removes (without purging) one > + of the packages and installs the other, the new package will > + take over the <tt>conffile</tt> from the old package. If the > + file was modified by the user, it will be treated the same as > + any other locally modified <tt>conffile</tt> during an > + upgrade. > + </p> > + > + <p> > + The maintainer scripts must not alter a <tt>conffile</tt> > + of <em>any</em> package, including the one the scripts > + belong to. > + </p> > </sect1> > > <sect1>
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