[Feature] Add support for conffiles
Metadata
Current evaluation
Adds conffiles support to debcraft for Debian package configuration metadata. Partial implementation merged in PR #156, with additional PRs planned to complete the feature. Currently awaiting further contributions.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is a valid feature request that has been acknowledged by a maintainer, who referenced an active PR (#156) implementing partial support. It is actively being worked on and remains relevant to the project, so it should be kept open until the feature is fully implemented.
Staleness:
15
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
Issue body
Configuration files of a package are special and so need special treatment at package installation and upgrades.
They are part of the package control data and managed by the Debian package management tool:
https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/deb-conffiles.5.html
debcraft need to allow developers to specify a list of configuration files for each binary package and
list them in the conffiles that is part of the package control metadata.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-17 02:37:19.441180+00:00 | qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
15
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
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keep open | Adds conffiles support to debcraft for Debian package configuration metadata. Partial implementation merged in PR #156, with additional PRs planned to complete the feature. Currently awaiting further contributions. |
| 2026-06-17 02:35:22.620208+00:00 | pending | — | — | — |