[SVN] r805 - /trunk/cyrus-imapd-2.2.13/debian/README.Debian.database

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Mon Sep 7 07:36:52 UTC 2009


Author: sven
Date: Mon Sep  7 09:36:52 2009
New Revision: 805

URL: https://mail.incase.de/viewcvs?rev=805&root=cyrus22&view=rev
Log:
Fix up README.Debian.database

Modified:
    trunk/cyrus-imapd-2.2.13/debian/README.Debian.database

Modified: trunk/cyrus-imapd-2.2.13/debian/README.Debian.database
URL: https://mail.incase.de/viewcvs/trunk/cyrus-imapd-2.2.13/debian/README.Debian.database?rev=805&root=cyrus22&r1=804&r2=805&view=3Ddiff
==============================================================================
--- trunk/cyrus-imapd-2.2.13/debian/README.Debian.database (original)
+++ trunk/cyrus-imapd-2.2.13/debian/README.Debian.database Mon Sep  7 09:36:52 2009
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@
    You should look for lines with 'berkeley' or 'berkeley_nosync' on 
    the right side. You can safely ignore lines with 'flat', 'skiplist' or 
    'quotalegacy'.
+   The db*_upgrade utility (along with its manpage) is typically included
+   in the db*-util packages (for example, db4.7-util package for BerkeleyDB
+   4.7s db4.7_upgrade). 
    
    The SUBS and SEEN databases are different: there are many of them (one
    for every user for SEEN and SUBS respectively) and you need to convert
@@ -120,15 +123,10 @@
 4. Start Cyrus, if not started by step 3
    /etc/init.d/cyrus2.2 start
 
-WHY THERE IS NO AUTOMATED UPGRADE SCRIPT:  Because I dislike people who do not
-read docs, and one Debian user asked me exactly the wrong thing (about
-cyrus21-imapd) while I was in the middle of writing said script AND I am quite
-short on time lately: it is much faster to write a doc than to write and test
-the script.  So, now everyone will need to read the docs to get Cyrus working
-again.  I am not holding back the skiplist change for that script anymore.
+WHY THERE IS NO AUTOMATED UPGRADE SCRIPT:  Because we are quite short on time
+lately: it is much faster to write a doc than to write and test the script.
 
-Maybe someday I will finish the upgrade script.  Maybe someone else will write
-one (I will certainly include it in the package, if it is good enough).  Don't
-hold your breath, though.
+Maybe someone will write one (We will certainly include it in the package, if
+it is good enough).  Don't hold your breath, though.
 
- -- Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh at debian.org>
+ - Your cyrus-imapd team <pkg-cyrus-imapd-debian-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>




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