Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] tools: Improve make deb

[Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Deegan writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] tools: Improve make deb"):
> At 17:12 +0000 on 26 Feb (1361898743), Ian Jackson wrote:
> > And I do think that there is a plausible argument that the config
> > files ought not to be just blatted over the top of your system.  (If
> > "make install" does that then there's the same argument there - I
> > don't think "make install" should trash existing config.)
> 
> AFAIK 'make install' does; certainly some room for improvement in that
> are.  In 'make deb' treating config files as normal data is deliberate.
> I don't want remnants of old tests contaminating my new install - that
> was the whole point.

If you say dpkg --purge they will be entirely removed, even if marked
as conffiles.

Ian.

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