Your message dated Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:37:09 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#220469: xserver-xfree86: dpkg-reconfigure should
create the config file if it doesn't exist
has caused the Debian Bug report #220469,
regarding xserver-xfree86: [debconf] should re-create config files if they
don't exist
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Package: xserver-xfree86
Version: 4.2.1-12.1
Severity: minor
Hi,
I like the idea protecting changes in the XF86Config-4 config file
by a md5-sum.
But if the config file doesn't exist dpkg-reconfigure should create
a new one instead of refusing to write it:
# dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist.
If you are playing around with different options or even different
graphic cards and want to start from scratch with a new config file
you have to remove and reinstall the xserver-package (or at least
with knowledge of package internals to recreate the md5-file).
Removing the config file would be the much easier way.
Uwe
BTW: Getting the warning about a changed config file BEFORE going
through all the config questions would be nice. But maybe the
config mechanism doesn't have the ability to distinguish between
the package installation and a run of dpkg-reconfigure?
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux coruba 2.4.21 #1 Sun Jun 15 03:15:21 CEST 2003 i686
Versions of packages xserver-xfree86 depends on:
ii debconf 1.3.15 Debian configuration management sy
ii libc6 2.3.2-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii xserver-common 4.2.1-12.1 files and utilities common to all
ii zlib1g 1:1.1.4-16 compression library - runtime
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--- Begin Message ---
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 23:05:07 +0100, Uwe Storbeck wrote:
> I like the idea protecting changes in the XF86Config-4 config file
> by a md5-sum.
> But if the config file doesn't exist dpkg-reconfigure should create
> a new one instead of refusing to write it:
>
> # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
> Note: not updating /etc/X11/XF86Config-4; file does not exist.
>
> If you are playing around with different options or even different
> graphic cards and want to start from scratch with a new config file
> you have to remove and reinstall the xserver-package (or at least
> with knowledge of package internals to recreate the md5-file).
> Removing the config file would be the much easier way.
>
We don't create an X config file anymore, as X works well enough without
one. Closing this bug as obsolete.
Cheers,
Julien
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