use external install script, ask user whether to overwrite the

configuration file.

LDP/lampadas/conf/Makefile

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-confprefix = /etc
-
-INSTALLCONF = install -p -m 644 --backup=simple
-
 all:	build
 
 build:
 
 install: all
-	$(INSTALLCONF) lampadas.conf $(confprefix)/lampadas.conf
+	install.sh
 
 clean:
 

LDP/lampadas/conf/install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Installs the configuration file
+#
+
+confprefix=/etc
+
+INSTALLCONF="install -p -m 644 --backup=simple"
+
+newconf=N
+
+if [ -f $confprefix/lampadas.conf ]; then
+	echo "Installation will overwrite your configuration file,"
+	echo "but it will make a backup in lampadas.conf~."
+	echo ""
+	echo "Do you want to install a new configuration file? (y/n):"
+		
+	read newconf
+
+	if [ "$newconf" = "y" ]; then
+		newconf=Y
+	fi
+
+	if [ "$newconf" = "Y" ]; then
+		doinstall=Y
+	fi
+else
+	doinstall=Y
+fi
+
+if [ "$doinstall" = "Y" ]; then
+	$INSTALLCONF lampadas.conf $confprefix/lampadas.conf
+	echo "The configuration file was installed."
+	if [ "$newconf" = "Y" ]; then
+		echo "The backup file is /etc/lampadas.conf~."
+	fi
+else
+	echo "The configuration file was not installed."
+fi
+