Debian Bug report logs - #17195
better handling of config files

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Package: dpkg; Maintainer for dpkg is Dpkg Developers <debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org>; Source for dpkg is src:dpkg (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: pot@pot.cnuce.cnr.it

Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 13:03:20 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 1.4.0.19

Done: unknown

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>:
Bug#17195; Package dpkg. (full text, mbox, link).

Acknowledgement sent to pot@pot.cnuce.cnr.it:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Klee Dienes and Ian Jackson <dpkg-maint@chiark.greenend.org.uk>. (full text, mbox, link).

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From: root <root@fly.cnuce.cnr.it>
To: submit@bugs.debian.org
Subject: better handling of config files
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 14:02:41 +0100 (CET)
Package: dpkg
Version: 1.4.0.19
Severity: wishlist

dpkg should keep a checksum of installet config files.  When
installing a package, it should remind the user that an installed
config file is different from the original one.  Moreover, the default
of whether to overwrite or not should depend on this.

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