Shaleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > app should look for a app.gtkrc file in /etc or somewhere else. But I > would like a more broad discussion on what we feel a conffile is. I > feel that /etc is getting filled w/ many useless conf files that could > prolly go elsewhere. On many commercial UNIX systems, /etc is a place > to find system level config like rc scripts and inittab. I know a few > people I have talked to were surprised at how crowded Debian's /etc was > (I was after my first install also).
There have been big arguments about this in the past, but those were mostly related to a slightly different question about what the difference between a conffile in the dpkg sense, and a "configuration file". To answer most of *your* question, Debian takes a strong position on /etc, and this should be considered a strength rather than a weakness. Basically *any* file that records local configuration information goes in /etc., no exceptions. This restriction does conflict with the way many other "traditional" unices have handled some files, but on a Debian system, there should be no system-wide "configuration" files anywhere else. (Did I get that right, everyone?) -- Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
