Bug#578578: closed by Torsten Werner <twerner at debian.org> (Bug#578578: fixed in sun-java6 6.20-dlj-2)

[moog]

Torsten Werner wrote:
> I don't think so. A config file is a file that you can edit with
> either a text editor or some specialized configuration tool but a jar
> file does not fall into that category.

Sylvestre Ledru wrote:
> I support the wontfix. A compressed file is not a config file.

Hi,

Thanks for looking into this.

Please could you explain why you're using your own definitions of a
configuration file rather than the definition in the Debian Policy
Manual?  Section 10.7.1 defines a configuration file as:

"A file that affects the operation of a program, or provides site- or
host-specific information, or otherwise customizes the behavior of a
program. Typically, configuration files are intended to be modified
by the system administrator (if needed or desired) to conform to
local policy or to provide more useful site-specific behavior."

The JCE policy files match this definition because they do what it
describes.  There's no mention in the definition of a requirement to
be editable with a text editor or to be uncompressed.

Thanks again.