Re: [Bacula-devel] ANN: fifth iteration of Debian packaging effort for Bacula

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At 19:56 06/01/2004, you wrote:
>Jos=E9 Luis Tall=F3n wrote:
>>At 23:09 31/12/2003, you wrote:
>>I hope you will report *each and every* bug you discover so that i can=20
>>fix it promptly :)
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>>>However install stomps on existing config files (bacula-dir.conf etc)=20
>>>but doesn't update bacula-dir.conf.dpkg-dist.

This really bothers me: the postinst is supposed to write the modified=20
config to /etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf , or=20
/etc/bacula/bacula-dir.conf.dpkg-dist if the former already exists.

>FYI:
>It stomped on my modified version of /usr/lib/bacula/delete_catalog_backup=
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>too :-(

Those were supposed to be "parts of the program", that is why they are=20
placed under /usr/lib/bacula instead of /etc/bacula. Therefore, that they=20
have been overwritten is only to be expected. Another different question=20
would be whether they are supposed to be modified by the user under normal=
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operation: in that case, that file should be moved somewhere else.

>I Only just noticed! It can't be that important.

It isn't :)

>I see all the files in that directory have been replaced.

Correct

>Isn't there something new in Debian where the MD5 of the files was going=20
>to be checked before updating.

That's not new... it has been there for a long time. However, this=20
mechanism is only employed for files marked as "conffiles" that is, those=20
who are supposed to contain valuable user configurations.

>Maybe these are good candidates for that or maybe one should put modified=
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>scripts elsewhere.

Scripts meant to be modified should go under /etc/bacula[/scripts]
This might mean i misplaced delete_catalog_backup under /usr/lib/bacula=20
when it belongs in /etc/bacula/scripts... Kern will have to clarify us(me)=
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what purpose were those scripts intended to serve and hence where should=20
they be placed.

>Dick


Thanks. Keep the bug reports / unexpected behaviour report coming. They are=
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always appreciated :)


Best,
         J.L.=20