Bug#325901: exim4-config: leaves cruft on purge

[Andreas Metzler]

package exim4-config
tags 325901 pending
thanks
On 2005-08-31 Lars Wirzenius <liw at iki.fi> wrote:
> Package: exim4-config

> Upon removal, exim4-config leaves /etc/default/exim4 on the system. As
> far as I can see, it is created when updates-exim4defaults is called
> from postinst; it should therefore be removed in postrm, I think.

Thank you. Fixed in SVN with

   * Remove /etc/default/exim4 in exim4-config's postrm instead of
     exim4-base's one, as it is created in exim4-config's postinst.
     (am) Closes: #325901

> /etc/aliases and /etc/mailname are also left on the system, but I am
> less sure that they are bugs.
[...]

I agree. I think piuparts should ignore both files.

* mailname is generated by the first package that needs it (any MUA or
  MTA. So it is not ok for exim4 to remove it on purge.

* aliases: Other packages may modify this file and append entries.

              cu andreas
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