Some Debian package fixes. If nothing else comes up, this will be 1.2-2.

(Not sure if I will roll back the non-Debian changes...)

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index 6056f488..b5a514c0 100644
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -6,7 +6,21 @@ want to use this, you can disable the init scripts (best way to do this is
 by editing /etc/default/bitlbee) and restore the inetd.conf entry. This
 should be necessary only once, it won't be touched during upgrades.
 
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+Another important change in BitlBee 1.2 is the file format used for your
+personal settings. Everything's now saved in a single .xml (per account,
+of course) file instead of $nick.accounts and $nick.nicks. One advantage
+of this new format is that the passwords are actually encrypted instead of
+just vaguely obfuscated. BitlBee can still read the old files, and will
+save things in the new format when you save/disconnect. After that, you
+can safely remove the old-style files (this is recommended).
+
+I tried making this transition (the new file format but especially, in this
+case, the inetd->forkdaemon mode change) as smooth as possible, but I'm
+aware that many BitlBee users will have their own hacks already to run the
+program. I hope the package won't break any of this for anyone. 1.2-2
+should fix at least some of the issues.
+
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 Debconf should have asked you on what port you want BitlBee to run. If it
 did not, the port number should be 6667 or 6668. (6668 if you already got