Debconf config runs before pre-depends packages
Hi,
I am developing a package for my private use. It uses debconf. I have
config script, which scans the system and gives questions and then
stores information into debconf database, and postinst script to set up
something using that valuses. There is some Pre-Depend package, which is
needed in the config script. The config file is run twice - in
preconfig stage (wherever the apt is configured so) and in configure
stage (being forked from postinst). In preconfigure stage there is not
the Pre-Depend package available and I can't finish the scan of the
system. I need to scan the system before I ask question. Policy say to
ask all question in config, not in postinst.
So there are two major question:
How can I distinguish inside the config script in which stage I am?
Joey plans to push the debconf as a part of dpkg and then config will be
called only once in preconfigure stage. Then I will be totaly unable to
run something from pre-depend package in config. Will I have to ask
questions directly in postinst or preinst (against the policy)?
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