Debian bug report logs - #1639 , boring messages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent to debian-devel@pixar.com: Subject: Bug#1639: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file Reply-To: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller), debian-bugs@pixar.com Resent-From: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller) Resent-To: debian-devel@pixar.com Resent-Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 14:18:03 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool for debian-bugs; Wed, 11 Oct 1995 14:18:03 GMT Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Wed, 11 Oct 1995 14:17:25 GMT Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t31w8-000HWeC; Wed, 11 Oct 95 07:15 PDT Received: from rdm.legislate.com ([192.77.155.13]) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA15682 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Wed, 11 Oct 1995 07:14:49 -0700 Received: by rdm.legislate.com id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Wed, 11 Oct 95 10:15 EDT Message-Id: Date: Wed, 11 Oct 95 10:15 EDT From: rdm@tad.micro.umn.edu (Raul Miller) To: debian-bugs@pixar.com 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$ -- Raul ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: 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) In-Reply-To: References: Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian GNU/Linux. This is an automatically generated reply, to let you know your message has been received. It is being forwarded to the developers' mailing list for their attention; they will reply in due course. If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to debian-bugs@pixar.com, but please ensure that the Subject line of your message starts with "Bug#1639" or "Re: Bug#1639" so that we can identify it as relating to the same problem. Please do not reply to the address at the top of this message, unless you wish to report a problem with the bug-tracking system. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson) To: Ian Jackson In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Bug#1639: marked as done (was: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file) Your message dated Wed, 11 Oct 95 19:59 BST with message-id and subject line Bug#1639: dpkg prompts needlessly about config file has caused the attached bug report to be marked as done. 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Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) Received: with rfc822 via encapsulated-mail; Wed, 11 Oct 1995 14:17:25 GMT From tad.micro.umn.edu!rdm Wed Oct 11 07:15:12 1995 Return-Path: Received: from pixar.com by mongo.pixar.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #15) id m0t31w8-000HWeC; Wed, 11 Oct 95 07:15 PDT Received: from rdm.legislate.com ([192.77.155.13]) by pixar.com with SMTP id AA15682 (5.67b/IDA-1.5 for debian-bugs-pipe@mongo.pixar.com); Wed, 11 Oct 1995 07:14:49 -0700 Received: by rdm.legislate.com id (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.33); Wed, 11 Oct 95 10:15 EDT Message-Id: Date: Wed, 11 Oct 95 10:15 EDT 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$ -- Raul ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent: 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) References: In-Reply-To: This is an automatic notification regarding your bug report. Responsibility for it has been taken by one of the developers, namely Ian Jackson . You should be hearing from them with a substantive response shortly, if you have not already done so. If not, please contact them directly, or email debian-bugs@pixar.com or myself. Ian Jackson (maintainer, debian-bugs) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Jackson / iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk , with the debian-bugs tracking mechanism This page last modified 07:43:01 GMT Wed 01 Nov