Hi,

the current postinst script hides any chance to update to a newer /etc/inputrc.
If you want to update /etc/inputrc you now have to move it away and only then
call dpkg-reconfigure.

It would be nice if the package could compare the installed version with the one
the package provides and ask the user if he/she wants to use the new version.

This could even help to spot bugs like #345473

Thanks,
   Antonio Ospite

retitle 504793 /etc/inputrc, once installed, is never replaced by newer versions
severity 504793 normal
tags 504793 patch
thanks

Hi there,

I am rasing the severity as the current behaviour is quite surprising
and, with all due respect, I fail to see why /etc/inputrc shall never
be updated, unlike other conffiles.

Yes I do have systems that once were installed more than ten years ago
using woody and are now wheezy. On these boxes, files like and as old
as

Hey.

Anything new on this? It's in fact quite unfortunate that this is never
updated and people even don't get notified, that there would be changes
available.

Couldn't the file simply be handled as a conffile?
Most people which stick to the defaults would never notice, and those
who change the file are properly asked what they want to do.

Cheers,
Chris.

Dear Maintainer,

Attached is a patch which I believe fixes #504793 without requiring
dependencies on any additional packages.

Questions or comments are welcome.

Thanks,