Please find, for review, the debconf templates and packages descriptions for the zephyr source package.
This review will last from Tuesday, November 13, 2007 to Friday, November 23, 2007.
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Rationale:
--- ../zephyr.old/debian/zephyr-clients.templates 2007-10-25 20:43:25.179785522 +0000
+++ debian/zephyr-clients.templates 2007-11-07 06:02:15.246875541 +0000
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
Template: zephyr-clients/servers
Type: string
_Description: Zephyr servers:
- Please type the full names of your zephyr servers, separated by spaces.
- (note that this can be a subset of what you're telling the servers)
- If you are using hesiod to advertise your zephyr servers, leave this
- blank.
+ Please specify the space-separated list of full names for the Zephyr servers.
+ .
+ The list configured on clients can be only a subset of the list configured
+ on servers.
s/type/specify...is a common change we propose
Capitalize "Zephyr"
"space-separated" is also a change we commonly propose in such situations.
Split the paragraph in two parts to improve readability.
+ .
+ This can be left empty if Hesiod is used to advertize Zephyr servers.
And this also goes into its own paragraph, with capitalization of Hesiod.
Template: zephyr-clients/read_conf
Type: boolean
--- ../zephyr.old/debian/zephyr-server.templates 2007-10-25 20:43:25.179785522 +0000
+++ debian/zephyr-server.templates 2007-11-07 06:02:19.246669065 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
Template: zephyr-server/servers
Type: string
_Description: Zephyr servers:
- Please type the full names of your zephyr servers, separated by spaces.
- (Note that this can be a superset of that you're telling the clients.)
+ Please specify the space-separated list of full names for the Zephyr servers.
+ .
+ The list configured on clients can be only a subset of the list configured
+ on servers.
Same changes.
Template: zephyr-server/read_conf
Type: boolean
--- ../zephyr.old/debian/control 2007-10-25 20:43:25.179785522 +0000
+++ debian/control 2007-11-07 06:15:30.212755386 +0000
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
Conflicts: libzephyr3-krb
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system libraries without Kerberos
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - non-Kerberos libraries
Use the "generic - specific" style for the synopsis.
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
Remove double spaces
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides the libraries without Kerberos support for message
+ authentication.
Add the specific part as a separate paragraph.
Package: libzephyr3-krb
Section: libs
@@ -23,75 +25,76 @@
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, krb4-config
Conflicts: libzephyr3
Provides: libzephyr3
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system libraries with Kerberos
- This version of the library uses Kerberos for message authentication.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - libraries with Kerberos support
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides libraries that use Kerberos for message
+ authentication.
Same changes
Package: zephyr-clients
Section: net
Replaces: zephyr-client
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debianutils (>= 1.6), debconf | debconf-2.0
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system client
- This package only contains the clients; you'll need a server to talk to.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - client programs
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides client programs for the messaging service. They
+ require a Zephyr server for being fully operationnal.
Same changes.
Note that this drops the "2000/04/21 snapshot" as keeping a version
number in a package description is probably not a very good idea.
Package: zephyr-server
Section: net
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: zephyr-server-krb
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system-server without Kerberos
- You probably only need one server for a group of clients.
- This can be a memory-intensive server, especially for very large sites.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - server without Kerberos support
+ Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides the server for the messaging service. Only one
+ server is needed for a group of client. The program consumes much memory,
+ especially for very large sites.
.
The server maintains a location and subscription database for all the
receiving clients. All zephyrgrams are sent to the server to be routed
to the intended recipient.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
- Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
- (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
Same changes
Package: zephyr-server-krb
Section: net
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0, libzephyr3-krb
Conflicts: zephyr-server
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system-server with Kerberos
- You probably only need one server for a group of clients.
- This can be a memory-intensive server, especially for very large sites.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - server with Kerberos support
+ Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides the server for the messaging service. Only one
+ server is needed for a group of client. The program consumes much memory,
+ especially for very large sites.
.
The server maintains a location and subscription database for all the
receiving clients. All zephyrgrams are sent to the server to be routed
to the intended recipient.
.
This version of the server uses Kerberos for message authentication.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
- Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
- (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
And again...
Package: libzephyr-dev
Section: libdevel
Architecture: any
Depends: libzephyr3 (= ${binary:Version}) | libzephyr3-krb (= ${binary:Version}), libc6-dev
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system development libraries
- This package is needed to compile certain other zephyr clients. There are
- various other clients available, including a totally gratuitous Motif client,
- a Tcl client, several Emacs clients, and a number of X clients.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - development files
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides development libraries and files. It is needed
+ to compile alternative Zephyr clients, such as a free (as in free
+ beer) Motif client, a Tcl client, several Emacs clients, and a number
+ of X clients.
+
Same changes PLUS rewording the last paragraph (the "gratuitous" thing
doesn't sound well for me...but others might disagree and my proposal
may be not perfect as well.
--
Template: zephyr-clients/servers Type: string _Description: Zephyr servers: Please specify the space-separated list of full names for the Zephyr servers. . The list configured on clients can be only a subset of the list configured on servers. . This can be left empty if Hesiod is used to advertize Zephyr servers. Template: zephyr-clients/read_conf Type: boolean Default: true Description: for internal use We want to try and capture user changes when they edit a config file manually. To do this we look at the file in the config script. However, in the case of preconfigure, the config script is run twice before the postinst is run. Thus we may read the wrong value before the edited value is written out in postinst. If this is false we skip reading config files until postinst runs.
Template: zephyr-server/servers Type: string _Description: Zephyr servers: Please specify the space-separated list of full names for the Zephyr servers. . The list configured on clients can be only a subset of the list configured on servers. Template: zephyr-server/read_conf Type: boolean Default: true Description: for internal use We want to try and capture user changes when they edit a config file manually. To do this we look at the file in the config script. However, in the case of preconfigure, the config script is run twice before the postinst is run. Thus we may read the wrong value before the edited value is written out in postinst. If this is false we skip reading config files until postinst runs.
--- ../zephyr.old/debian/zephyr-clients.templates 2007-10-25 20:43:25.179785522 +0000
+++ debian/zephyr-clients.templates 2007-11-07 06:02:15.246875541 +0000
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
Template: zephyr-clients/servers
Type: string
_Description: Zephyr servers:
- Please type the full names of your zephyr servers, separated by spaces.
- (note that this can be a subset of what you're telling the servers)
- If you are using hesiod to advertise your zephyr servers, leave this
- blank.
+ Please specify the space-separated list of full names for the Zephyr servers.
+ .
+ The list configured on clients can be only a subset of the list configured
+ on servers.
+ .
+ This can be left empty if Hesiod is used to advertize Zephyr servers.
Template: zephyr-clients/read_conf
Type: boolean
--- ../zephyr.old/debian/zephyr-server.templates 2007-10-25 20:43:25.179785522 +0000
+++ debian/zephyr-server.templates 2007-11-07 06:02:19.246669065 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
Template: zephyr-server/servers
Type: string
_Description: Zephyr servers:
- Please type the full names of your zephyr servers, separated by spaces.
- (Note that this can be a superset of that you're telling the clients.)
+ Please specify the space-separated list of full names for the Zephyr servers.
+ .
+ The list configured on clients can be only a subset of the list configured
+ on servers.
Template: zephyr-server/read_conf
Type: boolean
--- ../zephyr.old/debian/control 2007-10-25 20:43:25.179785522 +0000
+++ debian/control 2007-11-07 06:15:30.212755386 +0000
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
Conflicts: libzephyr3-krb
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system libraries without Kerberos
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - non-Kerberos libraries
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides the libraries without Kerberos support for message
+ authentication.
Package: libzephyr3-krb
Section: libs
@@ -23,75 +25,76 @@
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, krb4-config
Conflicts: libzephyr3
Provides: libzephyr3
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system libraries with Kerberos
- This version of the library uses Kerberos for message authentication.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - libraries with Kerberos support
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides libraries that use Kerberos for message
+ authentication.
Package: zephyr-clients
Section: net
Replaces: zephyr-client
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debianutils (>= 1.6), debconf | debconf-2.0
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system client
- This package only contains the clients; you'll need a server to talk to.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - client programs
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides client programs for the messaging service. They
+ require a Zephyr server for being fully operationnal.
Package: zephyr-server
Section: net
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: zephyr-server-krb
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system-server without Kerberos
- You probably only need one server for a group of clients.
- This can be a memory-intensive server, especially for very large sites.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - server without Kerberos support
+ Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides the server for the messaging service. Only one
+ server is needed for a group of client. The program consumes much memory,
+ especially for very large sites.
.
The server maintains a location and subscription database for all the
receiving clients. All zephyrgrams are sent to the server to be routed
to the intended recipient.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
- Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
- (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
Package: zephyr-server-krb
Section: net
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0, libzephyr3-krb
Conflicts: zephyr-server
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system-server with Kerberos
- You probably only need one server for a group of clients.
- This can be a memory-intensive server, especially for very large sites.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - server with Kerberos support
+ Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides the server for the messaging service. Only one
+ server is needed for a group of client. The program consumes much memory,
+ especially for very large sites.
.
The server maintains a location and subscription database for all the
receiving clients. All zephyrgrams are sent to the server to be routed
to the intended recipient.
.
This version of the server uses Kerberos for message authentication.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
- Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
- (transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
Package: libzephyr-dev
Section: libdevel
Architecture: any
Depends: libzephyr3 (= ${binary:Version}) | libzephyr3-krb (= ${binary:Version}), libc6-dev
-Description: The original "Instant Message" system development libraries
- This package is needed to compile certain other zephyr clients. There are
- various other clients available, including a totally gratuitous Motif client,
- a Tcl client, several Emacs clients, and a number of X clients.
- .
- This is the Project Athena Zephyr notification system 2000/04/21 snapshot.
+Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - development files
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
- users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
+ users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
+ .
+ This package provides development libraries and files. It is needed
+ to compile alternative Zephyr clients, such as a free (as in free
+ beer) Motif client, a Tcl client, several Emacs clients, and a number
+ of X clients.
+
Source: zephyr
Section: net
Priority: optional
Maintainer: Karl Ramm <kcr@debian.org>
Uploaders: Karl Ramm <kcr@debian.org>, Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org>
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 4), libares-dev, libkrb5-dev (>= 1.2.2-4), comerr-dev, ss-dev, libreadline5-dev, libx11-dev, libxt-dev, x-dev, libxaw7-dev | libxaw8-dev, libxmu-dev, libncurses5-dev, bison, libhesiod-dev
Standards-Version: 3.7.2.2
Package: libzephyr3
Section: libs
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
Conflicts: libzephyr3-krb
Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - non-Kerberos libraries
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
.
This package provides the libraries without Kerberos support for message
authentication.
Package: libzephyr3-krb
Section: libs
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, krb4-config
Conflicts: libzephyr3
Provides: libzephyr3
Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - libraries with Kerberos support
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
.
This package provides libraries that use Kerberos for message
authentication.
Package: zephyr-clients
Section: net
Replaces: zephyr-client
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debianutils (>= 1.6), debconf | debconf-2.0
Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - client programs
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
.
This package provides client programs for the messaging service. They
require a Zephyr server for being fully operationnal.
Package: zephyr-server
Section: net
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0
Conflicts: zephyr-server-krb
Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - server without Kerberos support
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
.
This package provides the server for the messaging service. Only one
server is needed for a group of client. The program consumes much memory,
especially for very large sites.
.
The server maintains a location and subscription database for all the
receiving clients. All zephyrgrams are sent to the server to be routed
to the intended recipient.
Package: zephyr-server-krb
Section: net
Architecture: any
Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, debconf | debconf-2.0, libzephyr3-krb
Conflicts: zephyr-server
Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - server with Kerberos support
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
.
This package provides the server for the messaging service. Only one
server is needed for a group of client. The program consumes much memory,
especially for very large sites.
.
The server maintains a location and subscription database for all the
receiving clients. All zephyrgrams are sent to the server to be routed
to the intended recipient.
.
This version of the server uses Kerberos for message authentication.
Package: libzephyr-dev
Section: libdevel
Architecture: any
Depends: libzephyr3 (= ${binary:Version}) | libzephyr3-krb (= ${binary:Version}), libc6-dev
Description: Project Athena's instant messaging service - development files
Zephyr allows users to send messages to other users or to groups of
users. Users can view incoming Zephyr messages as windowgrams
(transient X windows) or as text on a terminal.
.
This package provides development libraries and files. It is needed
to compile alternative Zephyr clients, such as a free (as in free
beer) Motif client, a Tcl client, several Emacs clients, and a number
of X clients.
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