Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 2 Aug 2001 22:09:53 +0000
From p@dirac.org Thu Aug 02 17:09:53 2001
Return-path: <p@dirac.org>
Received: from adsl-64-164-47-8.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net (satan.diablo.localnet) [::ffff:64.164.47.8] 
	by master.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 1 (Debian))
	id 15SQfA-0005ls-00; Thu, 02 Aug 2001 17:09:52 -0500
Received: from p by satan.diablo.localnet with local (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian))
	id 15SQeN-0005AV-00; Thu, 02 Aug 2001 15:09:03 -0700
From: Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org>
Subject: dpkg: wishlist: dpkg gets a --reconfigure switch
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
X-Mailer: bug 3.3.9
Message-Id: <E15SQeN-0005AV-00@satan.diablo.localnet>
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2001 15:09:03 -0700
Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Package: dpkg
Version: 1.9.16
Severity: wishlist

this was posted to debian-user:

	> i'm surprised that dpkg doesn't have
	> a --reconfigure option.

	Actually, I think it's "dpkg-reconfigure packagename" ;-)

	Confusing, ain't it ??

	Hall

he's right.  it is confusing, and is a good example of why debian has a bad
reputation for being a "hard" distro.

i'm sure there are reasons why not to do this.  but in the name of improving
debian's usability, i'm asking anyway.

please consider giving dpkg a --reconfigure switch to invoke reconfiguring an
already installed package.

thanks for listening!
pete


-- System Information
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Kernel Version: Linux satan 2.4.5 #4 SMP Mon Jul 9 18:07:43 PDT 2001 i686 unknown

Versions of the packages dpkg depends on:
ii  libc6          2.2.3-5        GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii  libncurses5    5.2.20010318-2 Shared libraries for terminal handling
ii  libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-0.01042 The GNU stdc++ library