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Bug#279085: marked as done (tasksel: Support executable .desc scripts)

Your message dated Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:51:30 -0600
with message-id <20120712225130.GI5755@mykerinos.kheops.frmug.org>
and subject line No more .desc files...
has caused the Debian Bug report #279085,
regarding tasksel: Support executable .desc scripts
to be marked as done.

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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: tasksel
Version: 2.14
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hi!

Here is a little patch to support executable .desc files. This way one
can  dynamically  create the  list  of  available tasks,  for  example
consulting an alternative source of information (e.g. debtags).

I'd use such trick for the A/DeMuDi CDD.

Cheers,

Free

Index: tasksel.pl
===================================================================
--- tasksel.pl	(revision 816)
+++ tasksel.pl	(working copy)
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@
 sub read_task_desc {
 	my $desc=shift;
 	my @ret;
-	open (DESC, "<$desc") || die "read $desc\: $!";
+	if (-x $desc) {	
+		open (DESC, "$desc|");
+	}
+	else {
+		open (DESC, "<$desc") || die "read $desc\: $!";
+	}
 	local $/="\n\n";
 	while (<DESC>) {
 		my %data;

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--- Begin Message --- 
Version: 3.00

Since 3.00 there are no more .desc files, so no mor eneed to support
executable ones..:-)

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