Processed: Re: Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: # Severity change pending a mutual agreement of the problem. reopen 326644 Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile? Bug reopened, originator not changed. thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Justin Pryzby
# Severity change pending a mutual agreement of the problem. reopen 326644 thanks On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 06:32:12AM +0300, Guillem Jover wrote: Hi, On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 02:13:24PM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: Package: gpm Severity: serious Version: 1.19.6-21 File: /etc/gpm.conf

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Justin Pryzby] Based on my understanding of the situation, an old version of GPM had a conffile, which is now a UCF-handled configuration file, no? If this is correct, I propose that GPM should parse any existing conffile, and determine all the values it sets, and store those values via

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 11:15:36AM -0500, Peter Samuelson wrote: [Justin Pryzby] Based on my understanding of the situation, an old version of GPM had a conffile, which is now a UCF-handled configuration file, no? If this is correct, I propose that GPM should parse any existing

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Justin Pryzby] Then why does it prompt me? Does prerm remove the conffile after parsing it? That's a really good question. ucf is supposed to take care of this type of stuff - knowing when a config file was changed by the admin and when it was only changed by the package. ucf support

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Guillem Jover
package gpm tag 326644 wontfix sarge retitle 326644 gpm: ucf considers non-ucf config file manually modified thanks Hi, On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 11:56:23AM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: # Severity change pending a mutual agreement of the problem. reopen 326644 thanks On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at

Processed: Re: Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: package gpm Ignoring bugs not assigned to: gpm tag 326644 wontfix sarge Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile? There were no tags set. Tags added: wontfix, sarge retitle 326644 gpm: ucf considers non-ucf config file manually modified Bug#326644: gpm

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Wed, Sep 07, 2005 at 02:48:58AM +0300, Guillem Jover wrote: On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 11:56:23AM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 06:32:12AM +0300, Guillem Jover wrote: On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 02:13:24PM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: Package: gpm Severity: serious

Processed: Re: Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: package gpm Ignoring bugs not assigned to: gpm severity 326644 normal Bug#326644: gpm: ucf considers non-ucf config file manually modified Severity set to `normal'. thankee Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-06 Thread Peter Samuelson
package gpm severity 326644 normal thankee [Guillem Jover] Marking this bug wontfix, but I don't really see the point in keeping this open, and I think that RC is an exaggeration on the magnitude of the problem. Peter? Right. As far as I know we correctly preserve local admin settings.

Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

2005-09-04 Thread Justin Pryzby
Package: gpm Severity: serious Version: 1.19.6-21 File: /etc/gpm.conf Justification: maintscripts apparently modify conffile (violates: 10.7.3) While doing a dist upgrade: Preparing to replace gpm 1.19.6-20 (using .../gpm_1.19.6-21_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gpm ... I got a message