Bug#140927: Configuration files should be preserved on upgrades.

[Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>]

On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Atsuhito Kohda wrote:

> I would like to say No.  You said "/etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf
> has now what fmtutil.cnf used to have" but it is not true.
>
> Now tetex-bin changed the basic structure of fmtutil.cnf
>
> - /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf should be genuine (or at least
> it is strongly recommended!)
>
> - if a user wants to change it he/she should create
> /etc/texmf/fmt.d/99private.cnf or something and run
> update-fmtutil (only once).

It is really possible to disable creation of unwanted formats
without touching 00tetex.cnf at all? How do I do that?

I tried man update-fmtutil but there is not a manpage.

> [...]
> If /etc/texmf/fmtutil.cnf was copied to /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf
> and it contained some private modifications, it might cause
> possible trouble and a user would be always asked whether to
> replace /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf or not at every upgrading.

but at least the changes from potato would be preserved, which is one
of requirements of policy.



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