[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Gnumed-devel] Re: debian install gnumed-client 0.3.10-1 package overwri
From: |
Andreas Tille |
Subject: |
[Gnumed-devel] Re: debian install gnumed-client 0.3.10-1 package overwrites ntp.conf |
Date: |
Mon, 2 Mar 2009 07:51:58 +0100 (CET) |
User-agent: |
Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) |
On Sun, 1 Mar 2009, James Busser wrote:
Can the gnumed-client .deb provide additional information to help the
installing user to know if it would be safe to overwrite an existing ntp.conf
file, or to suppress such a prompt by removing the choice from the user and
just overwriting the file? Or should a user be warned to recheck if their
system was no longer pointed to suitable servers?
No, this is not possible in gnumed-client (and also makes no sense).
Gnumed-client
has no control over the config files of its dependencies and I see no rationale
why we should try to influence one specific dependant package and not the
others.
So if you have a problem with ntp configuration you have to file a bug report
against this package (where it belongs to). A random package (like
gnumed-client)
is not supposed to fix problems in one of its random dependencies.
FYI I chose "D" in order to generate the output at bottom, and then accepted
to install the package maintainer's version.
Which is the best idea you might have. If I'm reading the diff I have
the slight suspection that you just removed /etc/ntp.conf by chance.
So even the behavious of the ntp package is perfectly right - it is
asking you whether it should override your "change" of its config file.
Kind regards
Andreas.
--
http://fam-tille.de