Debian Bug report logs - #407583
dpkg: Conffile prompts when taking over conffiles from another package

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Manuel Bilderbeek <manuel@msxnet.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: iceweasel: Installer script complains unnecessarily about config files

Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:58:42 +0100

Package: iceweasel
Version: 2.0.0.1+dfsg-2
Severity: normal


After doing a complete purge of iceweasel (no /etc/iceweasel dir left),
and then installing it again, gives me this output:

$ sudo aptitude install iceweasel firefox firefox-gnome-support iceweasel-gnome-support mozilla-firefox-adblock
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  libmyspell3c2
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  firefox firefox-gnome-support iceweasel iceweasel-gnome-support libmyspell3c2
  mozilla-firefox-adblock
0 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/9256kB of archives. After unpacking 28.0MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
Selecting previously deselected package libmyspell3c2.
(Reading database ... 170911 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libmyspell3c2 (from .../libmyspell3c2_1%3a3.1-18_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package iceweasel.
Unpacking iceweasel (from .../iceweasel_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package firefox.
Unpacking firefox (from .../firefox_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package iceweasel-gnome-support.
Unpacking iceweasel-gnome-support (from .../iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package firefox-gnome-support.
Unpacking firefox-gnome-support (from .../firefox-gnome-support_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mozilla-firefox-adblock.
Unpacking mozilla-firefox-adblock (from .../mozilla-firefox-adblock_0.5.2.039-4.1_all.deb) ...
Setting up libmyspell3c2 (3.1-18) ...

Setting up iceweasel (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...

Configuration file `/etc/iceweasel/profile/bookmarks.html'
 ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
 ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
   What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
    Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
      D     : show the differences between the versions
      Z     : background this process to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** bookmarks.html (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? Y
Installing new version of config file /etc/iceweasel/profile/bookmarks.html ...

Configuration file `/etc/iceweasel/pref/iceweasel.js'
 ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
 ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
   What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
    Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
      D     : show the differences between the versions
      Z     : background this process to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** iceweasel.js (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
Installing new version of config file /etc/iceweasel/pref/iceweasel.js ...
Please restart any running Iceweasels, or you will experience problems.

Setting up firefox (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...
Setting up iceweasel-gnome-support (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...

Setting up firefox-gnome-support (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...

Setting up mozilla-firefox-adblock (0.5.2.039-4.1) ...


It should ask me about replacing config files that aren't there, so I
think the installer script has a few small bugs.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-k7
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages iceweasel depends on:
ii  debianutils               2.17           Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  fontconfig                2.4.1-2        generic font configuration library
ii  libatk1.0-0               1.12.4-1       The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                     2.3.6.ds1-8    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2                 1.2.4-4        The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libfontconfig1            2.4.1-2        generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6              2.2.1-5        FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgcc1                   1:4.1.1-21     GCC support library
ii  libglib2.0-0              2.12.4-2       The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0               2.8.20-3       The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libjpeg62                 6b-13          The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
pn  libmyspell3c2             <none>         (no description available)
ii  libpango1.0-0             1.14.8-4       Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpng12-0                1.2.15~beta5-1 PNG library - runtime
ii  libstdc++6                4.1.1-21       The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  libx11-6                  2:1.0.3-4      X11 client-side library
ii  libxft2                   2.1.8.2-8      FreeType-based font drawing librar
ii  libxinerama1              1:1.0.1-4.1    X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxp6                    1:1.0.0.xsf1-1 X Printing Extension (Xprint) clie
ii  libxrender1               1:0.9.1-3      X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  libxt6                    1:1.0.2-2      X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii  psmisc                    22.3-1         Utilities that use the proc filesy
ii  zlib1g                    1:1.2.3-13     compression library - runtime

iceweasel recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information

Message #10 received at 407583@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Eric Dorland <eric@debian.org>

To: Manuel Bilderbeek <manuel@msxnet.org>, 407583@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#407583: iceweasel: Installer script complains unnecessarily about config files

Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 02:11:06 -0400

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forcemerge 399829 407583
thanks

* Manuel Bilderbeek (manuel@msxnet.org) wrote:
> Package: iceweasel
> Version: 2.0.0.1+dfsg-2
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> After doing a complete purge of iceweasel (no /etc/iceweasel dir left),
> and then installing it again, gives me this output:
> 
> $ sudo aptitude install iceweasel firefox firefox-gnome-support iceweasel-gnome-support mozilla-firefox-adblock
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> Reading task descriptions... Done
> Building tag database... Done
> The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
>   libmyspell3c2
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>   firefox firefox-gnome-support iceweasel iceweasel-gnome-support libmyspell3c2
>   mozilla-firefox-adblock
> 0 packages upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/9256kB of archives. After unpacking 28.0MB will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
> Writing extended state information... Done
> Selecting previously deselected package libmyspell3c2.
> (Reading database ... 170911 files and directories currently installed.)
> Unpacking libmyspell3c2 (from .../libmyspell3c2_1%3a3.1-18_i386.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package iceweasel.
> Unpacking iceweasel (from .../iceweasel_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_i386.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package firefox.
> Unpacking firefox (from .../firefox_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_all.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package iceweasel-gnome-support.
> Unpacking iceweasel-gnome-support (from .../iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_i386.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package firefox-gnome-support.
> Unpacking firefox-gnome-support (from .../firefox-gnome-support_2.0.0.1+dfsg-2_all.deb) ...
> Selecting previously deselected package mozilla-firefox-adblock.
> Unpacking mozilla-firefox-adblock (from .../mozilla-firefox-adblock_0.5.2.039-4.1_all.deb) ...
> Setting up libmyspell3c2 (3.1-18) ...
> 
> Setting up iceweasel (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...
> 
> Configuration file `/etc/iceweasel/profile/bookmarks.html'
>  ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
>  ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
>    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
>     Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
>     N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
>       D     : show the differences between the versions
>       Z     : background this process to examine the situation
>  The default action is to keep your current version.
> *** bookmarks.html (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? Y
> Installing new version of config file /etc/iceweasel/profile/bookmarks.html ...
> 
> Configuration file `/etc/iceweasel/pref/iceweasel.js'
>  ==> File on system created by you or by a script.
>  ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer.
>    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
>     Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
>     N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
>       D     : show the differences between the versions
>       Z     : background this process to examine the situation
>  The default action is to keep your current version.
> *** iceweasel.js (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
> Installing new version of config file /etc/iceweasel/pref/iceweasel.js ...
> Please restart any running Iceweasels, or you will experience problems.
> 
> Setting up firefox (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...
> Setting up iceweasel-gnome-support (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...
> 
> Setting up firefox-gnome-support (2.0.0.1+dfsg-2) ...
> 
> Setting up mozilla-firefox-adblock (0.5.2.039-4.1) ...
> 
> 
> It should ask me about replacing config files that aren't there, so I
> think the installer script has a few small bugs.

Hi Manuel,

Please don't file duplicate bugs.

-- 
Eric Dorland <eric@kuroneko.ca>
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Message #17 received at 407583@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Manuel Bilderbeek <manuel@msxnet.org>

To: Eric Dorland <eric@debian.org>

Cc: 407583@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#407583: iceweasel: Installer script complains unnecessarily about config files

Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 18:24:22 +0200

Eric Dorland wrote:
> Hi Manuel,
> 
> Please don't file duplicate bugs.

I don't intend to. If I can't find the bug with some useful keywords 
with 'f' in reportbug, I file the bug as if it's new. You can't expect 
someone to check hundreds of bug reports.

I'd rather have a duplicate bug than the bug not reported at all... (if 
I were the maintainer of the package...)

-- 
Grtjs, Manuel

PS: MSX FOR EVER! (Questions? http://faq.msxnet.org/ )
PPS: Visit my homepage at http://manuel.msxnet.org/

Message #22 received at 407583@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Eric Dorland <eric@debian.org>

To: Manuel Bilderbeek <manuel@msxnet.org>

Cc: 407583@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#407583: iceweasel: Installer script complains unnecessarily about config files

Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 21:01:48 -0400

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* Manuel Bilderbeek (manuel@msxnet.org) wrote:
> Eric Dorland wrote:
> >Hi Manuel,
> >
> >Please don't file duplicate bugs.
> 
> I don't intend to. If I can't find the bug with some useful keywords 
> with 'f' in reportbug, I file the bug as if it's new. You can't expect 
> someone to check hundreds of bug reports.

I realize that and I appreciate that you took the time to check, and
indeed the list is long. I'm hoping to have some time to clean it up,
but in the end Iceweasel is a large, complicated and buggy program. 
 
> I'd rather have a duplicate bug than the bug not reported at all... (if 
> I were the maintainer of the package...)

Well in the ideal world I would prefer the bug to be reported only
once.

-- 
Eric Dorland <eric@kuroneko.ca>
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