Bug#271864: exim4-config: debconf version check stops dpkg-reconfigure

[Marc Haber]

On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 07:37:13PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
> The check for debconf versions prevents dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config 
> from working correctly with some mixed-release systems. I suspect the 
> debconf check is too broad, as I've never experienced bug 246742, even 
> after hacking the postinst. Shouldn't this be a Conflict rather than a 
> postinst failure?

Mixed-Release systems are generally a bad idea. But we should probably
add an environment variable check to allow the user to configure with
a bad debconf version on her own risk anyway.

Greetings
Marc

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