Steve Greenland wrote: > On 29-Mar-00, 10:32 (CST), Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > : > > Perhaps that's because (Slink) policy says: > > > > 4.7. Configuration files > > ------------------------ > > > > Any configuration files created or used by your package should reside > > in `/etc'. If there are several you should consider creating a > > subdirectory named after your package. > > > > It is almost certain that any file in `/etc' that is in your package's > > file system archive should be listed in `dpkg''s `conffiles' control > > area file. (See the _Debian Packaging Manual_). > > > > That wording should be cleared up if it still exists. > > It doesn't. This section was completely re-written quite a while ago.
I'm sorry. I did have some potato version installed in a chroot'ed tree, I should have looked there. > (Hmmm, we need to make it clear to developer's that policy is a living > document, and that if they are putting packages into the forthcoming > release, they need to be reading the current policy document.) I guess I proved that point a little. I guess what I should have said is that from past policy (which I am more familiar with) I had the feeling that everything under /etc had to be a conffile. This perception is wrong, but it takes a little time for maintainers to get familar with current policy. I'll do my bit and will try to read it again ASAP.
