[Dbconfig-common-changes] [dbconfig-common] r306 - in trunk: debian doc

[Sean Finney]

Author: seanius
Date: 2006-08-18 22:39:10 +0000 (Fri, 18 Aug 2006)
New Revision: 306

Modified:
   trunk/debian/changelog
   trunk/doc/dbconfig-common.sgml
Log:
minor doc update and lets send to unstable

Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog	2006-08-15 09:38:56 UTC (rev 305)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog	2006-08-18 22:39:10 UTC (rev 306)
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-dbconfig-common (1.8.20) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+dbconfig-common (1.8.20) unstable; urgency=low
 
   [ sean finney ]
-  * NOT RELEASED YET
+  * added more information about what needs to be done by packagers
+    wrt the postrm script hooks.
 
   [ Matt Brown ]
   * Added support for SQLite databases. closes: #379796.
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@
   translations
   * Updated Dutch translation by Bart Cornelis.
 
- -- Bart Cornelis (cobaco) <cobaco at skolelinux.no>  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:31:08 +0200
+ -- sean finney <seanius at debian.org>  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:37:25 +0200
 
 dbconfig-common (1.8.19) unstable; urgency=high
 

Modified: trunk/doc/dbconfig-common.sgml
===================================================================
--- trunk/doc/dbconfig-common.sgml	2006-08-15 09:38:56 UTC (rev 305)
+++ trunk/doc/dbconfig-common.sgml	2006-08-18 22:39:10 UTC (rev 306)
@@ -246,6 +246,22 @@
 			value, but with the leading <var>format:</var>
 			stripped away for convenience.
 
+			<em>NOTE</em> if you use this feature, you should
+			also ensure that the generated file is properly removed
+			in the <var>postrm</var> script.  dbconfig-common can not
+			handle this itself, unfortunately, because it may be
+			possible that it is purged before your package is purged.
+			therefore, you should do the following in your <var>postrm</var>
+			script:
+			<example>
+if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then
+	rm -f yourconfigfile
+	if which ucf >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		ucf --purge yourconfigfile
+	fi
+fi
+			</example>
+
 		<sect1 id="import"> Importing <package>dbconfig-common</package> into an existing package
 			<p>
 			If your package is already part of debian,