Debian bug report logs - #1639, boring messages

Subject: Bug#1639: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file
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Package: dpkg
Version: 1.0.3

I'm being prompted about a changed configuration file that's not really
changed:


Configuration file `/etc/host.conf'
 ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
 ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
   What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
    Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
      Z     : background this process to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** host.conf (Y/I/N/O/Z) [default=N] ?

bash$ diff /etc/host.conf*
bash$ diff /etc/host.conf /etc/host.conf.dpkg-new
bash$ ls -l /etc/host.conf*
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root           26 Aug  4 15:17 /etc/host.conf
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root           26 Dec 31  1969 /etc/host.conf.dpkg-new
bash$

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Raul

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller)
Subject: Bug#1639: Acknowledgement (was: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file)
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Subject: Bug#1639: marked as done (was: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file)

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From: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller)
To: debian-bugs@pixar.com
Subject: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.0.3

I'm being prompted about a changed configuration file that's not really
changed:


Configuration file `/etc/host.conf'
 ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
 ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
   What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
    Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
      Z     : background this process to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** host.conf (Y/I/N/O/Z) [default=N] ?

bash$ diff /etc/host.conf*
bash$ diff /etc/host.conf /etc/host.conf.dpkg-new
bash$ ls -l /etc/host.conf*
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root           26 Aug  4 15:17 /etc/host.conf
-rw-r--r--   1 root     root           26 Dec 31  1969 /etc/host.conf.dpkg-new
bash$

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Raul

From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller)
Subject: Bug#1639 acknowledged by developer (was: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file)
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This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report.

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