[Pkg-pdns-maintainers] Bug#681248: pdns-server: Fatal error: Trying to set unexisting parameter 'gmysql-host'

[David Mohr]

I just wanted to chime in with my 2c:

It is terrible to intentionally break a configuration on upgrade!

When I do a fresh install, then it is common to do work to get the 
package running (nicely, or at all). I expect some degree of manual 
intervention.

But on upgrade, when there aren't any significant upstream changes (not 
sure if that's entirely true for pdns squeeze->wheezy, but this change 
isn't dependent on upstream anyway) I _do_not_ expect to have to touch 
the configuration. I am always very grateful for Debian providing such 
great upgrade compatibility.

That's why I agree with juha that this is a bad change. It will make 
many people unhappy when they upgrade pdns.

Isn't there a way to conditionally include a conffile? The reference to 
the debian manual sounded like no though. If that really is the case, I 
could possibly write a patch for postinst, if there's a change to get it 
included.

~David