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Subject: debconf: deletion of /var/cache/debconf causes error
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Hi!
While the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard mandates applications must
survive deletion of the files in /var/cache, ``apt-get install
libpcap-dev'' brings up the following error:
> debconf: DbDriver "configdb" error: could not open
> /var/cache/debconf/config.dat
after I've deleted /var/cache/apt.
debconf should not suppose the files/directories in the /var/cache
hierarchy are present, and should recreate them if needed. See FHS,
section 5.2 for further discussion.
Cheers,
Jan.
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From: Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED] (va, manoj)>
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Subject: Modify FHS to be clearer
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Hi,
The last message in the report suggests:
> > On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 11:50:33AM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > > If you read the FHS more closely, you see that it only refers to the
> > > deletion of _files_ under /var/cache, not directories.
> Which is right, but: as directory is a special kind of a file, the
> wording there is ambiguous, or misleading, at least (*I* was mislead).
I think that that is stretching it a bit; there is a
distinction between files and directories in several places in the
FHS.
> I'd suggest the progs being able to survive the deletion of *anything*
> under /var/cache,
This is far beyond the scope of Debian policy; and, in any
case, a change of such magnitude must follow implementation.
> and FHS being worded more clearly.
Again, this is beyond the scope of policy. I would suggest
following this up with the authors of the FHS directly.
Since this is not really something that can be fixed in policy
proper, I am closing this report.
Thanks,
manoj
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