Le 11.10.2013 01:20, Gregory Nowak a écrit :
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 12:59:32AM +0200,
berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
Yes, I know that this is the normal behavior. It purged system-wide
configuration. But, the point is, that for some people, when they
read the man page, they think that it removes *all* configuration
files, including the ones the application have created in userspace.
Which it does not, we all agree about that.
Ok. What seems like common sense to some of us might not be viewed
that way by others.
When things becomes usual for someone, he sees them as common sense. On
other subjects, some people asked me how I can not see the common sense
of their actions, too, when that needed a global understanding of
something I never used before. Common sense is subjective I think.
I remember a show from French humorist where they were playing the role
of people doing marketing. The conclusion of it was (rough translation):
Do not take people as if they were stupid, but do not forget they are.
It was to make people laugh, and it is quite harsh, but, it is not
completely wrong, we are all unable to understand things other will.
(it's hard for me to explain what I mean in English, so do not take this
too seriously and be indulgent please)
Finally, that's close to what I try to apply when I create a software.
I try to consider the more dumb actions of the user possible, and do
what I can to avoid them to make everything explode. It includes
checking if the user entered characters on a field where you ask the age
for example :)
Now, the question I asked was, should the manpage be fixed to avoid
any user to think that dpkg can remove all configuration files,
including those which were not created by dpkg, since some
applications create some config files themselves ( so, the user does
not create them not manipulate them without that application's
dedicated interface ) which can makes things confusing.
Yes, the man page should probably be fixed since it could be
misinterpreted. How about changing "purge is identical to remove
except that packages are removed and
purged (any configuration files are deleted too)." to say
"purge is identical to remove except that packages are
removed and
purged (any configuration files created by the package at
install time are deleted too).
I think this would enhance, yes. Could be even better with "( any and
only configuration files created by the package at install time are
deleted)" so that I think it is not possible to be mistaken. But my
English is not really good, so it may probably be said better.
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