[Pkg-clamav-devel] Bug#902290: Bug#902290: Too abrupt removal of configuration option in stable update

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior]

On 2018-06-24 17:12:19 [+0200], Hans van Kranenburg wrote:
> My mailserver logs now contain 'ERROR: Parse error at line 74: Unknown
> option StatsHostID', and when that's removed, it reports the next option
> that is removed, 'StatsPEDisabled', and so on.
…
> Or, alternatively when throwing newer versions in stable, they have to
> be closely inspected to detect options that are removed and get patches
> like you did for #826406.

I'm sorry. I've seen the removal of options and I didn't think about
this. If handle the config file with debconf then the option should
vanish automaticaly. However if you edit the file manually then user's
input is required and if nothing happens then clamav will abort.

I intend to address this to for deb9 and document this behaviour so I
will remember it next time. I have to figure out who is in charge of
deb8 and I *think* it is LTS by now.

> Thanks,

Sebastian