On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:35 AM, Chris Baines <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Mentors, > > Sorry for the ambiguous message subject, one of the packages I am > building creates configuration files in the users home directory. > However when I purge the package these files do not get deleted. > > Does anyone know where I can find the relevant Debian documentation > describing how to setup the package so that it behaves as expected? Does > anyone know of any packages with this kind of setup so I can have an > example to work off?
Others will correct me if I am wrong, I believe (policy states?) that the home directory is "off limits" when purging packages. That is, the files/directories created aren't config files, per se. HTH, -matt zagrabelny -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
