Bug#578349: linux-2.6: [debconf_rewrite] Debconf templates and debian/control review
Package: linux-2.6
Version: N/A
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Dear Debian maintainer,
On Monday, April 19, 2010, I notified you of the beginning of a review process
concerning debconf templates for linux-2.6.
The debian-l10n-english contributors have now reviewed these templates,
and the proposed changes are attached to this bug report.
Please review the suggested changes, and if you have any
objections, let me know in the next 3 days.
However, please try to avoid uploading linux-2.6 with these changes
right now.
The second phase of this process will begin on Thursday, April 22, 2010, when I will
coordinate updates to translations of debconf templates.
The existing translators will be notified of the changes: they will
receive an updated PO file for their language.
Simultaneously, a general call for new translations will be sent to
the debian-i18n mailing list.
Both these calls for translations will request updates to be sent as
individual bug reports. That will probably trigger a lot of bug
reports against your package, but these should be easier to deal with.
The call for translation updates and new translations will run until
about Thursday, May 13, 2010. Please avoid uploading a package with fixed or changed
debconf templates and/or translation updates in the meantime. Of
course, other changes are safe.
Please note that this is an approximative delay, which depends on my
own availability to process this work and is influenced by the fact
that I simultaneously work on many packages.
Around Friday, May 14, 2010, I will contact you again and will send a final patch
summarizing all the updates (changes to debconf templates,
updates to debconf translations and new debconf translations).
Again, thanks for your attention and cooperation.
--- linux-2.6.old/debian/linux-base.templates 2010-03-31 07:33:05.952958142 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/debian/linux-base.templates 2010-04-19 07:12:17.707893653 +0200
@@ -1,20 +1,34 @@
+# These templates have been reviewed by the debian-l10n-english
+# team
+#
+# If modifications/additions/rewording are needed, please ask
+# debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org for advice.
+#
+# Even minor modifications require translation updates and such
+# changes should be coordinated with translators and reviewers.
+
Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-auto
Type: boolean
Default: true
-_Description: Update disk device ids in system configuration?
- The new Linux kernel version provides different drivers for some
- PATA (IDE) controllers. The names of some hard disk, CD-ROM and
- tape devices may change.
+_Description: Update disk device IDs in system configuration?
+
+ The new Linux kernel version provides different drivers for some PATA
+ (IDE) controllers. The names of some hard disk, CD-ROM, and tape
+ devices may change.
.
- You are recommended to identify disk devices in configuration files
+ It is now recommended to identify disk devices in configuration files
by label or UUID (unique identifier) rather than by device name,
- which will work with both old and new kernel versions. Your system
- configuration can be updated automatically in most cases.
+ which will work with both old and new kernel versions.
+ .
+ If you choose to not update the system configuration automatically,
+ you must update device IDs yourself before the next system reboot or
+ the system may become unbootable.
Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-plan
Type: boolean
Default: true
-_Description: Apply these configuration changes to disk device ids?
+#flag:translate!:3,5,7
+_Description: Apply configuration changes to disk device IDs?
These devices will be assigned UUIDs or labels:
.
${relabel}
@@ -23,38 +37,41 @@
.
${files}
.
- The device ids will be changed as follows:
+ The device IDs will be changed as follows:
.
${id_map}
Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-plan-no-relabel
Type: boolean
Default: true
-_Description: Apply these configuration changes to disk device ids?
+#flag:translate!:3,5
+_Description: Apply configuration changes to disk device IDs?
These configuration files will be updated:
.
${files}
.
- The device ids will be changed as follows:
+ The device IDs will be changed as follows:
.
${id_map}
Template: linux-base/disk-id-manual
-Type: note
-_Description: Please check these configuration files before rebooting
- These configuration files still use some device names that may
+Type: error
+#flag:translate!:3
+_Description: Configuration files still contain deprecated device names
+ The following configuration files still use some device names that may
change when using the new kernel:
.
${unconverted}
Template: linux-base/disk-id-manual-boot-loader
-Type: note
-_Description: Check the boot loader configuration before rebooting
- The boot loader configuration for this system was not recognised. These
+Type: error
+_Description: Boot loader configuration check needed
+ The boot loader configuration for this system was not recognized. These
settings in the configuration may need to be updated:
.
- * The root device id passed as a kernel parameter
- * The boot device id used to install and update the boot loader
+ * The root device ID passed as a kernel parameter;
+ * The boot device ID used to install and update the boot loader.
.
- We recommend that you identify these devices by UUID or label, except that
- on MIPS systems this is not supported for the root device.
+ You should generally identify these devices by UUID or
+ label. However, on MIPS systems the root device must be identified by
+ name.
--- linux-2.6.old/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/templates 2010-03-31 07:33:05.088958975 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/templates 2010-04-15 08:02:54.693449990 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+# These templates have been reviewed by the debian-l10n-english
+# team
+#
+# If modifications/additions/rewording are needed, please ask
+# debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org for advice.
+#
+# Even minor modifications require translation updates and such
+# changes should be coordinated with translators and reviewers.
+
Template: =ST-image-=V/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-=V
Type: boolean
Default: false
@@ -87,7 +96,8 @@
.
${missing}
.
- Most firmware files are not included in the Debian system because
- no source code is available for them. You may need to reconfigure
- the package manager to include the non-free section of the Debian
- archive before you can install these firmware files.
+ Most firmware files are not included in the system because they do
+ not conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. You may need to
+ reconfigure the package manager to include the contrib and non-free
+ sections of the package archive before you can install these
+ firmware files.
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