Bug#510667: marked as done (broken conffile handling)
Your message dated Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:47:12 +0000
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and subject line Bug#510667: fixed in ssbd 0.10-10
has caused the Debian Bug report #510667,
regarding broken conffile handling
to be marked as done.
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Package: ssbd
Version: 0.10-9
Severity: serious
The handling of /etc/default/ssbd is broken.
First, it's a dpkg conffile (installed by dh_installinit) but also
modified by the maintainer scripts. This is explicitly forbidden, see
policy 10.7.3 (and the Lenny RC policy). In fact, dpkg will currently
even prompt about a modified conffile on the initial install from a
clean state.
Second, the debconf settings must not be used as a registry. If I modify
the port number in /etc/default/ssbd, an upgrade or reinstall may not
override the manual setting like it currently does. This is usually done
by parsing an existing configuration file and setting the debconf values
by that. See debconf-devel(7), 'Config file handling'.
Third, although not as serious: the config script is not supposed to
actually generate the configuration file, just examine the state of
the system and ask the questions. Again, see debconf-devel(7).
It seems to me that debconf is overkill for such a simple and
self-explanatory setting that has a sensible default. Why not just ship
a dpkg conffile and leave it at that?
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Niko Tyni ntyni@debian.org
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: ssbd
Source-Version: 0.10-10
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ssbd, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
ssbd_0.10-10.diff.gz
to pool/main/s/ssbd/ssbd_0.10-10.diff.gz
ssbd_0.10-10.dsc
to pool/main/s/ssbd/ssbd_0.10-10.dsc
ssbd_0.10-10_i386.deb
to pool/main/s/ssbd/ssbd_0.10-10_i386.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 510667@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Joop Stakenborg <pa3aba@debian.org> (supplier of updated ssbd package)
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Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:26:01 +0100
Source: ssbd
Binary: ssbd
Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.10-10
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Hamradio Maintainers <debian-hams@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Joop Stakenborg <pa3aba@debian.org>
Description:
ssbd - voice keyer for hamradio use
Closes: 510667
Changes:
ssbd (0.10-10) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Don't use debconf for setting the UDP port, it seems like overkill,
instead use a sensible default. Closes: #510667.
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