On Sun, 2009-07-19 at 12:01 +1000, Allan McRae wrote:
> First off, I don't like modifying config files. But, given I did this
> update and still managed to screw my system up when testing it with a
> reboot...
>
> So it is a question of which I hate more; post install messages or
> automatically fixing the file.
>
> A post install message means that I tell all complaining users that they
> should have read their pacman output. But hang on, they are already
> told that there is a .pacnew file for what is a very important config
> file. So I can say that anyway. So here is my prototype install file...
>
> post_install()
> {
> if [ -f "/etc/inittab.pacnew" ]; then
> echo "You are being very stupid if you did not take notice of that
> warning about a .pacnew file"
> fi
> }
>
> A simple sed of the config file means much, much less complaining
> users. And given the number of complaints I got about libjpeg7 (wheres
> the thanks now gtk and kde are working?), I am very, very tempted just
> to do the sed.
>
> Allan
>
Not that my option means squat but....
I agree. Since this update/upgrade will break everyone/most peoples
systems I think a relaxing of the rule for this one is justified
.
Rules are meant to be broken, that's why there are rules :)
You do want to be a distro without rules don't you?
