[pkg-horde] Bug#493885: Bug#493885: horde3: update to 3.2.1+debian0-2 causes imp to fail

[Ola Lundqvist]

Hi

Ok, good. I was not aware of that. Should I contact the release team or will
you do that?

Best regards,

// Ola

On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 03:11:25AM +0200, Gregory Colpart wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 08:52:31PM +0200, Ola Lundqvist wrote:
> > 
> > I think we should consider this bug as a serious or important bug.
> > This would mean that all existing installations of horde3 (from
> > stable for example) will have all the applications disabled
> > when they upgrade.
> > 
> > I know that this is simply an effect of the configuration file handling
> > and that people have not edited the file before in combination with
> > that the default value for the file has been updated. I think the
> > change is good, but we need to make something about this...
> > 
> > Do you think it would be possible to "automatically make the
> > configuration file edited" so that the configuration file handling
> > function detect the file as changed and ask the admin if it should
> > be replaced or not. I do not know at which stage the configuration
> > files are replaced.
> > 
> > What do you think?
> 
> (A short answer because I've a slow Internet connection)
> 
> I think "it's not a bug" because I was aware of these effects.
> See debian/NEWS:
> --8<--
>   * All Horde components are now inactive by default! If you want to use a
>     component (IMP, Turba, Kronolith, etcetera.): configure it and active it
>     in /etc/horde/horde3/registry.php file (set 'status' => 'active').
> --8<--
> We should also add this information in release notes for Lenny.
> 
> If you find a nice way to deal with upgrade with no change in
> registry.php file, it could be interessant.
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> Gregory Colpart <reg at evolix.fr>  GnuPG:1024D/C1027A0E
> Evolix - Informatique et Logiciels Libres http://www.evolix.fr/
> 

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