[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#595331: new version of crypttab doesn't work without changing config file: it is uncompatible with previous version

[Dmitry E. Oboukhov]

>> It is a wrong way.
>> If a user upgrades his system from lenny to squeeze, he wont be able
>> to read *all* changed packages' news.
>> 
>> I think that tests must show warning and then call blkid. You have
>> changed the well-working program to fail-working program and written
>> news about it. Most of users who use test 'ext2' (and other) will have
>> problem in the first reboot.
CAM> I've had once cleanly rewritten all those checks scripts including some
CAM> wrappers with warnings around the blkid check script providing the
CAM> legacy ext2,xfs,swap check scripts.

CAM> All these were however rejected for obscure reasons.

CAM> I have no further automatic migration solution.

May be we should create a debconf's warning dialog to to give notice
of a user who has cryptsetup?
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