[DRE-maint] Bug#495320: rubygems1.8: Package name change causes data loss

[Daigo Moriwaki]

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severity 495320 wishlist
tag 495320 wontfix
thanks

Hi Matijs,

Matijs van Zuijlen wrote:
> You may chalk it up to user error, but I like to purge packages that have
> completely vanished from debian: No need to keep configuration around that
> I'm never going to use again.

Perging the package results in removing installed gems. This behavior matches
Debian's way (for example, log files are removed). If you prefer purging, user
intervention is required: record the list of the gems you have installed before
the purge, then reinstall them.

Regards,
Daigo

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Daigo Moriwaki
daigo at debian dot org
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