link to global_prefs_override.xml when installing

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

Hi Christian, sorry for the long delay


this should be the content of our global_prefs_override.xml file
<!--
This configuration file global_prefs_override.xml for the BOINC core client
can be used to override global preferences locally. For a complete list of
all preferences which can be overridden see:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/PrefsOverride
-->
<global_preferences>
</global_preferences>


So by default boinc has larger values than yours...

I honestly don't know how to fix this, removing the symlink is not ideal as you said...

You have a good knowledge about boinc, what about joining pkg-boinc on alioth and help us in fixing bugs? :)

the file is on debian/conffiles/
and it is linked in boinc-client.postint file


Bests,

Gianfranco




> Il Sabato 19 Ottobre 2013 15:06, Christian Beer <djangofett at gmx.net> ha scritto:
> > Hi,
> 
> I just updated my boinc packages from Sid and recognized that the client
> used the global_prefs_override.xml file. I haven't specified anything so
> I wondered what happened. I quickly deleted the file using the BOINC
> Manager so I don't know if this was a symlink or a file that comes with
> the package.
> 
> Nevertheless this shouldn't happen. In my case I downloaded lots of work
> for Einstein at home after the update because the override had a larger
> buffer setting than my normal preferences. So in future packages please
> don't place a symlink or a file from
> /var/lib/boinc-client/global_prefs_override.xml to
> /etc/boinc-client/global_prefs_override.xml (the later is provided by
> the package) I know this is not ideal because the manager doesn't create
> the symlink again and creates a new file in /var/lib/boinc-client when
> changing local preferences via BOINC Manager.
> 
> Maybe rename the file in /etc/boinc-client/ to
> example_global_prefs_override.xml but than the user would just rename
> the file but it would have no effect because the client looks in the
> wrong place.
> 
> Regards
> Christian
> 
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