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[Andrew <afrayedknot AT thefrayedknot.armory.com>]

On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 11:30:35AM -0700, Eric Sandall wrote:
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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.
> 

Or hack the build scripts to not touch that file.

Consider this an incentive to help hammer on stage-root. If the file lies
outside whats listed in /var/lib/sorcery/configs (/etc), you should add
the file or directory to a "configs" filter file (at any level in the
grimoire). Then sorcery will know to treat it specially.

-Andrew

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