On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 02:10:02PM -0500, Warren Turkal wrote: > Why not just create a symlink to a device node /dev/flipit and just > link it to the right file. > Warren
Why/how would that help? Julian > On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 10:46:52PM -0600, Matt Armstrong wrote: > > I'm packaging my own program (http://www.lickey.com/flipit/) and have a > > question about configuration files. > > > > Section 11.7.3 of the Debian Policy Manual states that the configuration > > files in /etc must be left alone by the maintainer scripts if it is > > marked a conffile: > > > > The easy way to achieve this behavior is to make the configuration > > file a conffile. This is appropriate only if it is possible to > > distribute a default version that will work for most installations, > > although some system administrators may choose to modify it. This > > implies that the default version will be part of the package > > distribution, and must not be modified by the maintainer scripts > > during installation (or at any other time). > > > > So I'm left in a situation where: > > > > - Policy forbids me from editing the /etc/flipit.conf if I mark it a > > conffile. > > - The program won't work if /etc/flipit.conf isn't edited. > > - I really do want to make it a conffile, so the user is notified of > > future options. > > - I really do want to ask the user what serial port to use when the > > thing is installed. > > > > How do I best resolve this paradox? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Julian Gilbey, Dept of Maths, Queen Mary, Univ. of London Debian GNU/Linux Developer, see http://people.debian.org/~jdg NEW: Visit http://www.helpthehungry.org/ to do just that ALSO http://www.thehungersite.com/ is back! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]