[pkg-horde] RFS: sork-vacation-h3

Gregory Colpart reg at evolix.fr
Thu Jul 20 17:28:14 UTC 2006


On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 06:31:53PM +0200, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote:
> 
> >> This files/empty.* are empty DB files (with various DB format).
> >> They are necessary to set empty Vacation DB then I think lintian
> >> override should be include. Say me if you agree.
> 
> > Are they supposed to be changed later? If so they should be put into
> > /var instead and probably with a symlink from the normal location.
> 
> I suppose they are copied (or linked) into a user's working
> directory when needed? 

Yes, appropriate file is copied to ~/.vacation.db

> I don't really see how they would be _needed_, as one can
> always run the creation-utility on a an empty input to get
> them, but well... if they do it that way, <shrug>.

Probably to avoid dirty system("vacation -i") before sending file
with FTP (classic method for Horde Vacation module).

> What I wonder is whether they are arch-dependent or not. They cannot
> be in /usr/share if they are arch-dependent.

It is endian-dependant but in source code, there are only little
endian versions. And there are old and useless DB files, because
vacation use Berkeley DB 4.3 in unstable...
I will try to clean that.

Regards,
-- 
Gregory Colpart <reg at evolix.fr>
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