From: Sebastian Harl Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:21:19 +0000 (+0100) Subject: README.Debian: Added a short explanation of the package split. X-Git-Tag: collectd-4.8.2-1~19 X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3c5a4bd26fd27c24820c01b8b0580784cd071abb;p=pkg-collectd.git README.Debian: Added a short explanation of the package split. --- diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian index e7c7c03..89accb8 100644 --- a/debian/README.Debian +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -10,6 +10,21 @@ General notes: tions ("collectd" package) or suggestions ("collectd-core" package"). See /usr/share/doc/collectd-core/README.Debian.plugins for details. +- The main components of collectd have been split into two packages: + + * "collectd-core": + This package contains the main program file and the plugins but no config- + uration. It allows sites to, e.g., provide customizations on top of it + without having to modify the "collectd" package. For example, a custom + configuration and appropriate dependencies may be provided by some package + depending on "collectd-core" and conflicting / replacing / providing + "collectd". + + * "collectd": + This package provides a full installation of the daemon, including a + configuration. It is meant to be ready to use for simple setups or first + steps. + Configuring collectd: --------------------- diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index e77c25b..cb29f5c 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ collectd (4.8.2-1) unstable; urgency=low - Pass --disable-static to configure to tell libtool 2 to not build any static libraries. - Install debian/collectd.conf as an example into "collectd-core". + * debian/README.Debian: + - Added a short explanation of the package split. - -- Sebastian Harl Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:37:23 +0100 + -- Sebastian Harl Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:20:46 +0100 collectd (4.8.1-2) unstable; urgency=low