Is it possible to reference an external file as a content file? #122

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claunia · 2026-01-29T16:30:05Z

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:30:05 +00:00

Originally created by @stephen-swensen on GitHub (Aug 2, 2022).

Let's say I have buillt a package like myapp.deb and distribute it to customers along with a customer-specific config file like myapp.cfg... when installing myapp.deb from a directory with myapp.cfg placed along side of it, is it possible for myapp.deb to reference the external file (relative to the directory being installed from, like a home directory) so that it is copied to the application installation directory (like /usr/share/myapp/myapp.cfg)? Bonus if installation aborts if the file is missing.

Thanks!

Originally created by @stephen-swensen on GitHub (Aug 2, 2022). Let's say I have buillt a package like `myapp.deb` and distribute it to customers along with a customer-specific config file like `myapp.cfg`... when installing `myapp.deb` from a directory with `myapp.cfg` placed along side of it, is it possible for `myapp.deb` to reference the external file (relative to the directory being installed from, like a home directory) so that it is copied to the application installation directory (like `/usr/share/myapp/myapp.cfg`)? Bonus if installation aborts if the file is missing. Thanks!

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Reference: starred/dotnet-packaging#122