Bug#347539: exim4-config: update-exim4.conf should keep comments in generated file

[Olivier Berger]

Package: exim4-config
Version: 4.50-8
Severity: wishlist


If one wishes to copy the /var/lib/exim4/config.autogenerated file generated in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf, for later customisation, unfortunately, there are no more comments explaining the role of various options.

I think that the parsing of /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template should not remove the comments found.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

-- Package-specific info:
Exim version 4.50 #1 built 27-May-2005 08:08:19
Copyright (c) University of Cambridge 2004
Berkeley DB: Sleepycat Software: Berkeley DB 4.2.52: (December  3, 2003)
Support for: iconv() IPv6 GnuTLS
Lookups: lsearch wildlsearch nwildlsearch iplsearch cdb dbm dbmnz dsearch nis nis0 passwd
Authenticators: cram_md5 plaintext
Routers: accept dnslookup ipliteral manualroute queryprogram redirect
Transports: appendfile/maildir/mailstore autoreply lmtp pipe smtp
Fixed never_users: 0
Configuration file is /etc/exim4/exim4.conf
# /etc/exim4/update-exim4.conf.conf
#
# Edit this file and /etc/mailname by hand and execute update-exim4.conf
# yourself or use 'dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config'
#
# Please note that this is _not_ a dpkg-conffile and that automatic changes
# to this file might happen. The code handling this will honor your local
# changes, so this is usually fine, but will break local schemes that mess
# around with multiple versions of the file.
#
# update-exim4.conf uses this file to determine variable values to replace
# the DEBCONFsomethingDEBCONF strings in the configuration template files.
#
# Most settings found in here do have corresponding questions in the
# Debconf configuration, but not all of them.
#
# This is a Debian specific file

dc_eximconfig_configtype='internet'
dc_other_hostnames='picolibre.int-evry.fr'
dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1'
dc_readhost=''
dc_relay_domains=''
dc_minimaldns='false'
dc_relay_nets=''
dc_smarthost=''
CFILEMODE='644'
dc_use_split_config='false'
dc_hide_mailname=''
dc_mailname_in_oh='true'
mailname:picolibre.int-evry.fr

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-686-smp
Locale: LANG=fr_FR at euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR at euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages exim4-config depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.63             Add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]   1.4.30.13        Debian configuration management sy
ii  passwd                  1:4.0.3-31sarge5 change and administer password and

-- debconf information:
  exim4/dc_noalias_regenerate: false
  exim4/dc_smarthost:
* exim4/dc_relay_domains:
* exim4/dc_relay_nets:
* exim4/mailname: picolibre.int-evry.fr
* exim4/dc_local_interfaces: 127.0.0.1
* exim4/dc_minimaldns: false
  exim4/exim3_upgrade: true
* exim4/dc_other_hostnames: picolibre.int-evry.fr
* exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype: internet site; mail is sent and received directly using SMTP
  exim4/no_config: true
  exim4/hide_mailname:
* exim4/dc_postmaster: olivier
  exim4/dc_readhost:
* exim4/use_split_config: false
  exim4/internal/exim4-config.reconfigure: false
  exim4/exim4-config-title: