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  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: SM-Discuss <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Constantly overwritten config files
  • Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:30:35 -0700

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Juuso Alasuutari wrote:
> Some programs overwrite existing config files on each install with the
> default
> config, for instance ifplugd does that. I asked its author if he could
> change
> this behavior, but he replied that most distros already handle it in their
> own way, and deviating from the present status quo would only stir things
> up.
>
> We implement a crude hack around a similar problem in kdebase, but I'm
> reluctant to apply that solution to ifplugd. Do we have any standard
> procedure one could follow in these cases?

The only currently viable option is to use the backup/restore hackery
until stage_root is implemented in Sorcery and works its way down to a
stable release.

- -sandalle

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Eric Sandall | Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer
eric AT sandall.us | http://www.sourcemage.org/
http://eric.sandall.us/ | SysAdmin @ Shock Physics @ WSU
http://counter.li.org/ #196285 | http://www.shock.wsu.edu/
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