Re: Python module for debconf
On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:36:23AM +0200, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote:
> Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> writes:
>
> > Jérôme Marant wrote:
> > > I guess that the package will have to predepend on python, right?
> > > So, unlike the current debconf usage, a debconf dependency is no
> > > longer sufficient.
> >
> > No, pre-depending on python will not ensure that your package's
> > config script has python available at preconfgiuration time.
>
> So we are really restricted to a fix set of packages at preconfiguration
> time ? Hmm, that's not nice. Can the configuration delayed by the
> package itself until after the PreDepends packages are installed ?
Yes, we are. When you consider that the config script is just supposed to
gather information from the user and place it in a database, it really
doesn't need more than what the POSIX shell can offer. You're free to write
any of the other maintainer scripts in other languages by specifying
appropriate dependencies.
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- mdz
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