Bug#447718: making-assumptions-about-interfaces-in-templates triggers too easily
Package: lintian
Version: 1.23.36
Severity: normal
Hi,
It may be me, but I think this is a bug in lintian. The above warning
triggers on this template:
Template: nbd-server/convert
Type: boolean
Default: true
_Description: Convert old style nbd-server configuration file?
A pre-2.9 nbd-server configuration file has been found on your system.
The current nbd-server package no longer supports this file; if you
depend on it, your nbd-server no longer works. If you accept this
option, the system will generate a new style configuration file based
upon your old style configuration file. Then, the old style
configuration file will be removed. If you do not accept this option, a
new style configuration file will be generated based on a number of
questions that will be asked; these may be the very same questions that
you used to create the old style configuration file in the first place.
.
If you already have a new style configuration file and you accept this
option, you will shortly see a "modified configuration file" prompt, as
usual.
I am aware of the fact that there are differences of interface between
graphical and text-based debconf frontends, which is the whole reason I
chose to use the "if you accept this option" phrasing, rather than "if
you say yes". Hence, I don't think this warning should trigger here, but
it does.
If you have a better phrasing (I will agree that "if you accept" is
somewhat awkward), I'm open to suggestions.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-2-powerpc
Locale: LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=nl_BE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages lintian depends on:
ii binutils 2.18-1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii diffstat 1.45-2 produces graph of changes introduc
ii dpkg-dev 1.14.7 package building tools for Debian
ii file 4.21-3 Determines file type using "magic"
ii gettext 0.16.1-2 GNU Internationalization utilities
ii intltool-debian 0.35.0+20060710.1 Help i18n of RFC822 compliant conf
ii libparse-debianchangel 1.1.1-1 parse Debian changelogs and output
ii man-db 2.5.0-3 on-line manual pager
ii perl [libdigest-md5-pe 5.8.8-11.1 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
lintian recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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