[Pkg-gpm-devel] Bug#326644: gpm: modifies conffile?

[Justin Pryzby]

Package: gpm
Severity: serious
Version: 1.19.6-21
File: /etc/gpm.conf
Justification: maintscripts apparently modify conffile (violates: 10.7.3)

While doing a dist upgrade:

  Preparing to replace gpm 1.19.6-20 (using .../gpm_1.19.6-21_i386.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement gpm ...

I got a message about /etc/gpm.conf being modified:

  --- /etc/gpm.conf       2003-04-26 20:36:28.000000000 -0400
  +++ /tmp/tmp.vMywl5     2005-09-04 12:58:51.000000000 -0400
  @@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
   #  protected from evaluation (i.e. by quoting them).
   #
   #  This file is used by /etc/init.d/gpm and can be modified by
  -#  /usr/sbin/gpmconfig.
  +#  "dpkg-reconfigure gpm" or by hand at your option.
   #
   device=/dev/input/mice
   responsiveness=
   repeat_type=
   type=autops2
  -append=""
  +append=''
   sample_rate=

GPM/Debconf reports that "my version" (of the file) "has been locally
modified", but was not modified by me.