Re: Bug#645850: lxc package debconf templates

[Justin B Rye <jbr@edlug.org.uk>]

Daniel Baumann wrote:
> Justin B Rye wrote:
>> The package "linux-container" does not provide either one Linux
>> Container or many Linux Containers.  It provides utilities for the LXC
>> system
> 
> no, it applies the necessary modifications to a normal system in
> order to make that usable as a container for lxc, see README.Debian.

My apologies; I read the claim in the package synopsis that it
contains "userspace tools" and didn't think to fact-check it.

>> Are you unhappy with it because it sounds as if it's a variable being
>> set in the configuration file?
> 
> yes, it sounds to me as if they would need to be specifically
> prepared (in the rootfs or in the config file) to be auto
> started/stopped.
> 
>> If so, would "appropriately linked" or
>> something like that be better?
> 
> it doesn't necessary need to be a sym- or hardlink, the config file
> can also be a copied. how about this:
> 
> Please choose whether Linux Containers which have their
> configuration file copied or symlinked into the /etc/lxc/auto
> directory should
> be automatically started during system boot, and shut down on reboot or
> halt.
> 
> splitting into two sounded first a good idea, but makes things
> actually more complicated. what do you think?

I think we were close, and it's still worth a few more tries.  Option
A, with a minimal change from my last version (probably not enough):
maybe just replacing "configured" with "set up" would make it sound
less like an "autoboot: yes" option:

 _Description: Automatically start Linux Containers on boot?
  Please choose whether appropriately set up Linux Containers should be
  automatically started during system boot, and shut down on reboot or
  halt.
  .
  To take advantage of this, copy or symlink their configuration files
  into the /etc/lxc/auto directory.

Or switching to something a bit more syntactically heavy:

  [...]
  Please choose whether Linux Containers with appropriately arranged
  configurations should be automatically started during system boot, and
  shut down on reboot or halt.
  [...]

Otherwise we're getting on for something like this:

  Please choose whether Linux Containers configured in /etc/lxc/auto
  should be automatically started during system boot, and shut down on
  reboot or halt.
         
And yes, by this point it might be simpler to stick to the
single-paragraph approach.
-- 
JBR	with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
	sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package