MailWatch and CustomConfig.pm

[Derek Winkler]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MailScanner mailing list [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> Behalf Of Julian Field
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 3:51 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: MailWatch and CustomConfig.pm
>
>
> At 19:29 22/03/2004, you wrote:
> >As a tarball user, I would also like to see this change.
> >
> >Preferrably including something in the MailScanner/etc directory.
>
> It shouldn't go in etc as it's not  a configuration file,
> it's executable
> code. /opt/MailScanner/lib/MailScanner would be the right place in my
> opinion. If not right, then the best we've easily got.

But when I do my tarball install I always check etc, it's where my local
config is.

I never check lib and run into the same problem, forget to update
CustomConfig after installing.

>
> I'll try to remember to write this tomorrow. Had enough for
> tonight (fixing
> bugs in binhex decoder).
>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: MailScanner mailing list
> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK]On
> > > Behalf Of James A. Pattie
> > > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 2:29 PM
> > > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > > Subject: Re: MailWatch and CustomConfig.pm
> > >
> > >
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> > > Julian Field wrote:
> > > | When you install the RPM of MailScanner, it shouldn't over-write
> > > | CustomConfig.pm if you have changed it anyway. Are you
> > > saying that it
> > > | always gets over-written even when you have changed it?
> > >
> > > Well for those of us not using rpm, Debian or tarballs, etc.,
> > > this would make
> > > upgrading MailScanner much nicer as the MailWatch or other
> > > addons should
> > > hopefully just keep working.
> > >
> > > I'm actually starting to tackle debianizing the MailWatch
> > > package and this would
> > > be a nice feature to make packaging easier.
> > >
> > > |
> > > | At 12:43 22/03/2004, you wrote:
> > > |
> > > |> Hi Julian,
> > > |>
> > > |> whenever I upgrade to a new version I need to add
> > > |>
> > > |> require 'MailScanner/MailWatch.pm';
> > > |>
> > > |> to CustomConfig.pm again. Is there no way around it?
> You could e.g.
> > > |> require a file 'MailScanner/CustomRequirements.pm' which
> > > will never be
> > > |> overwritten on upgrades. We all could put our
> > > CustomConfig.pm additions
> > > |> in this second file. This would allow you to change
> CustomConfig.pm
> > > |> whenever you want to and still give us the flexibility needed.
> > > |>
> > > |> Regards,
> > > |>   JP
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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