Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#7389; Package dpkg.   debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.orgIan Jackson  Subject: Bug#7389: dpkg 1.4.0.5 : Please add support for diverting conffiles Reply-To: Tom Lees , 7389@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: Tom Lees Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-CC: Ian Jackson Resent-Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 18:34:26 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: iwj@debian.org X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by bugs@bugs.debian.org id=B.855944723709 (code B ref -1); Fri, 14 Feb 1997 18:34:26 GMT Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 17:37:41 GMT From: Tom Lees Message-Id: <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.0.5 It would be really nice if I could use dpkg-divert on a conffile (specifically I want to divert /etc/init.d/rc for my file-rc package). -- System Information Debian Release: 1.3-development [i.e. 1.2 + unstable] Kernel Version: Linux debian 2.1.24 #29 Tue Feb 4 23:10:28 GMT 1997 i486 Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: libc5 Version: 5.4.17-1 ncurses3.0 Version: 1.9.9e-1   Acknowledgement sent to Tom Lees <tom@lpsg.demon.co.uk>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk>.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Ian Jackson) To: Tom Lees Subject: Bug#7389: Acknowledgement (was: dpkg 1.4.0.5 : Please add support for diverting conffiles) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> References: <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> Thank you for the problem report you have sent regarding Debian 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. Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s): Ian Jackson If you wish to submit further information on your problem, please send it to 7389@bugs.debian.org (and *not* to bugs@bugs.debian.org). 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 bug tracking system)   Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 14 Feb 1997 18:25:23 +0000 Received: (qmail 707 invoked from network); 14 Feb 1997 18:25:18 -0000 Received: from relay-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.137) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 14 Feb 1997 18:25:17 -0000 Received: from lpsg.demon.co.uk ([158.152.141.232]) by relay-11.mail.demon.net id aa1107074; 14 Feb 97 18:03 GMT Received: (from tom@localhost) by debian.dd.com (8.8.4/8.8.4) id RAA02825 for submit@bugs.debian.org; Fri, 14 Feb 1997 17:37:41 GMT Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 17:37:41 GMT From: Tom Lees Message-Id: <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: dpkg 1.4.0.5 : Please add support for diverting conffiles Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.0.5 It would be really nice if I could use dpkg-divert on a conffile (specifically I want to divert /etc/init.d/rc for my file-rc package). -- System Information Debian Release: 1.3-development [i.e. 1.2 + unstable] Kernel Version: Linux debian 2.1.24 #29 Tue Feb 4 23:10:28 GMT 1997 i486 Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: libc5 Version: 5.4.17-1 ncurses3.0 Version: 1.9.9e-1   Severity set to `wishlist'. Request was from Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> to control@bugs.debian.org.   Received: (at control) by bugs.debian.org; 6 Sep 1997 00:29:08 +0000 Received: (qmail 6827 invoked from network); 6 Sep 1997 00:29:07 -0000 Received: from chiark.greenend.org.uk (root@chiark.greenend.org.uk@195.224.76.132) by 205.229.104.5 with SMTP; 6 Sep 1997 00:29:07 -0000 Received: by chiark.greenend.org.uk id m0x78kc-0004oGC (Debian /\oo/\ Smail3.1.29.1 #29.37); Sat, 6 Sep 97 01:29 BST Message-Id: Date: Sat, 6 Sep 97 01:29 BST From: Ian Jackson To: Debian bugs control server Subject: dpkg bug severities merge 2904 9833 severity 957 wishlist severity 1555 wishlist merge 1797 5639 6842 6843 7956 severity 1797 grave severity 1921 wishlist retitle 2701 conffiles purge / directory removal ordering bug merge 2701 2911 7012 8391 11047 close 2894 close 11073 reassign 11074 dpkg-ftp severity 11228 wishlist merge 11246 11385 close 2929 close 3225 close 3406 close 3407 close 4093 reassign 4319 netbase severity 4448 wishlist merge 4451 4449 1037 6394 6709 6757 7093 11868 severity 11992 wishlist merge 12187 11341 severity 11341 wishlist retitle 12505 /usr/doc/dpkg/{internals,index}.html identical reassign 4515 perl merge 4474 1037 close 4561 close 4584 # binary file diffs: merge 4588 4628 6871 reassign 4784 general close 4808 close 4848 merge 4863 3170 close 4877 close 4936 retitle 4974 dpkg -s exit status 0 for nonexistent package retitle 5380 dselect does not support frozen distribution merge 9355 5380 merge 4895 5450 close 10049 severity 10091 wishlist severity 10452 wishlist merge 10433 10259 10494 reassign 10259 bash close 5640 close 5733 merge 6007 1399 close 6383 close 6435 close 6452 close 6482 severity 6486 wishlist close 6736 severity 7128 wishlist severity 7389 wishlist severity 7540 wishlist reassign 7606 dpkg-ftp severity 7692 wishlist reassign 7813 dpkg-ftp reassign 8554 dpkg-ftp severity 8639 wishlist close 8893 reassign 9217 dpkg-mountable retitle 5807 dpkg-source .tmp-nest bug merge 4641 5807 severity 5983 wishlist retitle 5868 syslogd/start-stop-daemon/TERM handling retitle 5536 dpkg-deb --no-check problem reassign 4895 dpkg-ftp severity 4950 wishlist severity 4588 wishlist severity 1037 wishlist   Reply sent to Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cistron.nl>:
You have taken responsibility.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: Wichert Akkerman Cc: Wichert Akkerman Bcc: debian-bugs-closed@lists.debian.org Subject: Bug#7389: marked as done (dpkg 1.4.0.5 : Please add support for diverting conffiles) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> References: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> X-Debian-PR-Message: closed 7389 Your message dated Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 with message-id <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> and subject line dpkg 1.4.0.5: Please add support for diverting conffiles has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I am talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 14 Feb 1997 18:25:23 +0000 Received: (qmail 707 invoked from network); 14 Feb 1997 18:25:18 -0000 Received: from relay-11.mail.demon.net (194.217.242.137) by master.debian.org with SMTP; 14 Feb 1997 18:25:17 -0000 Received: from lpsg.demon.co.uk ([158.152.141.232]) by relay-11.mail.demon.net id aa1107074; 14 Feb 97 18:03 GMT Received: (from tom@localhost) by debian.dd.com (8.8.4/8.8.4) id RAA02825 for submit@bugs.debian.org; Fri, 14 Feb 1997 17:37:41 GMT Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 17:37:41 GMT From: Tom Lees Message-Id: <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: dpkg 1.4.0.5 : Please add support for diverting conffiles Package: dpkg Version: 1.4.0.5 It would be really nice if I could use dpkg-divert on a conffile (specifically I want to divert /etc/init.d/rc for my file-rc package). -- System Information Debian Release: 1.3-development [i.e. 1.2 + unstable] Kernel Version: Linux debian 2.1.24 #29 Tue Feb 4 23:10:28 GMT 1997 i486 Versions of the packages dpkg depends on: libc5 Version: 5.4.17-1 ncurses3.0 Version: 1.9.9e-1 --------------------------------------- Received: (at 7389-done) by bugs.debian.org; 21 Apr 2001 12:57:44 +0000 From wichert@cistron.nl Sat Apr 21 07:57:44 2001 Return-path: Received: from morsig.xs4all.nl (fog.mors.wiggy.net) [213.84.43.14] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 14qwxK-0000SI-00; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:57:42 -0500 Received: from fog.mors.wiggy.net (IDENT:Up9Nl35RTMCUPqI2q85d4nScpI5UldTs@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) with ESMTP id f3LCtVfI008458; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Received: (from wichert@localhost) by fog.mors.wiggy.net (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) id f3LCtV64008455; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 From: Wichert Akkerman To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org, 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: dpkg 1.4.0.5: Please add support for diverting conffiles Message-ID: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i Delivered-To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org From the dpkg side of things diverting conffiles should work fine. However, it is still a dangerous thing to do since maintainer (and other) scripts do not check for diversions and will assume the original version is installed. Wichert. -- _________________________________________________________________ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | wichert@cistron.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |   Notification sent to Tom Lees <tom@lpsg.demon.co.uk>:
Bug acknowledged by developer.   -t  From: owner@bugs.debian.org (Debian Bug Tracking System) To: Tom Lees Subject: Bug#7389 acknowledged by developer (Re: dpkg 1.4.0.5: Please add support for diverting conffiles) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> References: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> <199702141737.RAA02825@debian.dd.com> X-Debian-PR-Message: they-closed 7389 This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report #7389: dpkg 1.4.0.5 : Please add support for diverting conffiles, which was filed against the dpkg package. It has been closed by one of the developers, namely Wichert Akkerman . Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate message then please contact the developer directly, or email 7389@bugs.debian.org or me. Darren Benham (administrator, Debian Bugs database) Received: (at 7389-done) by bugs.debian.org; 21 Apr 2001 12:57:44 +0000 From wichert@cistron.nl Sat Apr 21 07:57:44 2001 Return-path: Received: from morsig.xs4all.nl (fog.mors.wiggy.net) [213.84.43.14] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 14qwxK-0000SI-00; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:57:42 -0500 Received: from fog.mors.wiggy.net (IDENT:Up9Nl35RTMCUPqI2q85d4nScpI5UldTs@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) with ESMTP id f3LCtVfI008458; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Received: (from wichert@localhost) by fog.mors.wiggy.net (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) id f3LCtV64008455; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 From: Wichert Akkerman To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org, 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: dpkg 1.4.0.5: Please add support for diverting conffiles Message-ID: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i Delivered-To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org From the dpkg side of things diverting conffiles should work fine. However, it is still a dangerous thing to do since maintainer (and other) scripts do not check for diversions and will assume the original version is installed. Wichert. -- _________________________________________________________________ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | wichert@cistron.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |   Received: (at 7389-done) by bugs.debian.org; 21 Apr 2001 12:57:44 +0000 From wichert@cistron.nl Sat Apr 21 07:57:44 2001 Return-path: Received: from morsig.xs4all.nl (fog.mors.wiggy.net) [213.84.43.14] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 14qwxK-0000SI-00; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:57:42 -0500 Received: from fog.mors.wiggy.net (IDENT:Up9Nl35RTMCUPqI2q85d4nScpI5UldTs@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) with ESMTP id f3LCtVfI008458; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Received: (from wichert@localhost) by fog.mors.wiggy.net (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) id f3LCtV64008455; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 From: Wichert Akkerman To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org, 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: dpkg 1.4.0.5: Please add support for diverting conffiles Message-ID: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i Delivered-To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org From the dpkg side of things diverting conffiles should work fine. However, it is still a dangerous thing to do since maintainer (and other) scripts do not check for diversions and will assume the original version is installed. Wichert. -- _________________________________________________________________ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | wichert@cistron.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |   Message sent on to Tom Lees <tom@lpsg.demon.co.uk>:
Bug#7389.   Tom Lees  Subject: Bug#7389: dpkg 1.4.0.5: Please add support for diverting conffiles Reply-To: Wichert Akkerman , 7389-quiet@bugs.debian.org Resent-To: Tom Lees Resent-Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:05:54 GMT Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 7389 X-Debian-PR-Package: dpkg X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Received: via spool by 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org id=U7389.9878578641795 (code U ref 7389); Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:05:54 GMT Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 From: Wichert Akkerman To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org, 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org Message-ID: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i Delivered-To: 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org From the dpkg side of things diverting conffiles should work fine. However, it is still a dangerous thing to do since maintainer (and other) scripts do not check for diversions and will assume the original version is installed. Wichert. -- _________________________________________________________________ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | wichert@cistron.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |   Received: (at 7389-submitter) by bugs.debian.org; 21 Apr 2001 12:57:44 +0000 From wichert@cistron.nl Sat Apr 21 07:57:44 2001 Return-path: Received: from morsig.xs4all.nl (fog.mors.wiggy.net) [213.84.43.14] by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian)) id 14qwxK-0000SI-00; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:57:42 -0500 Received: from fog.mors.wiggy.net (IDENT:Up9Nl35RTMCUPqI2q85d4nScpI5UldTs@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) with ESMTP id f3LCtVfI008458; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Received: (from wichert@localhost) by fog.mors.wiggy.net (8.12.0.Beta7/8.12.0.Beta7/Debian 8.12.0.Beta7-1) id f3LCtV64008455; Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:55:31 +0200 From: Wichert Akkerman To: 7389-done@bugs.debian.org, 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org Subject: Re: dpkg 1.4.0.5: Please add support for diverting conffiles Message-ID: <20010421145530.A8449@cistron.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.17i Delivered-To: 7389-submitter@bugs.debian.org From the dpkg side of things diverting conffiles should work fine. However, it is still a dangerous thing to do since maintainer (and other) scripts do not check for diversions and will assume the original version is installed. Wichert. -- _________________________________________________________________ / Nothing is fool-proof to a sufficiently talented fool \ | wichert@cistron.nl http://www.liacs.nl/~wichert/ | | 1024D/2FA3BC2D 576E 100B 518D 2F16 36B0 2805 3CB8 9250 2FA3 BC2D |