Marc> Netbase does indeed convert /etc/network/interface on upgrade, Marc> but that is not a dpkg-conffile.
Matt> And it should not be a dpkg conffile if it is modified by Matt> maintainer scripts. Marc> When I tried it, dpkg replaced the conffile in place with the Marc> new version from the package before my conversion script was Marc> called. Marc> Marc> So I am still looking for a package that converts a Marc> dpkg-conffile during postinst. Matt> If you find any, be sure to file a bug, because this is Matt> forbidden. Matt> http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-config-files Matt> The easy way to achieve this behavior is to make the Matt> configuration file a conffile. This is appropriate only if it is Matt> possible to distribute a default version that will work for most Matt> installations, although some system administrators may choose to Matt> modify it. This implies that the default version will be part of Matt> the package distribution, and MUST NOT BE MODIFIED BY THE Matt> MAINTAINER SCRIPTS during installation (or at any other time). Are you missing Marc's point? What do you advise him to do, when his upstream changed the file format? -- Ian Zimmerman, Oakland, California, U.S.A. I did not vote for Emperor Bush. GPG: 433BA087 9C0F 194F 203A 63F7 B1B8 6E5A 8CA3 27DB 433B A087 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
