[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Bug#405161: marked as done (tasksel: inconsistency in task definition syntax)

Your message dated Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:08:17 -0600
with message-id <20120713190817.GU5758@mykerinos.kheops.frmug.org>
and subject line Bug no longer reelvant
has caused the Debian Bug report #405161,
regarding tasksel: inconsistency in task definition syntax
to be marked as done.

This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with.
If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the
Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith.

(NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this
message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system
misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org
immediately.)


-- 
405161: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=405161
Debian Bug Tracking System
Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
--- Begin Message --- 
Package: tasksel
Version: 2.59
Severity: wishlist

This is something I've been sitting on since the Dzongkha customization I 
did in Bhutan.

There are currently two ways to define tasks:
  Packages: package-1
   package-2
   package-3
and:
  Packages: task-fields
  Packages-list:
   package-1
   package-2
   package-3

This seems inconsistent as also has as consequence that it is harder to 
grep-aptavail packages to, for example, create a list of packages for 
tasks in debian-cd.

I propose to change the first form to:
  Packages: task-files
  Packages-list:
   package-1
   package-2
   package-3

Transition should be easy by checking for the old format at build time and 
failing with a message to convert to new format.

Before implementation, there should probably be a check for applications 
that parse task files and make sure those support both the old and new 
format. Not sure how many of these there would be. Probably best to 
implement this early in a release cycle.

Cheers,
FJP

Attachment: pgpbCSjo2bA5H.pgp
Description: PGP signature


--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
Version: 3.00

This bug report has been made irrelevant with the new way tasksel is
working since 3.00.

--

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: Digital signature


--- End Message ---
Reply to: