Package: lintian Version: 2.2.14 Severity: wishlist Lintian currently asserts that using db_input from the postinst is always a bug: W: libpam-runtime: postinst-uses-db-input N: N: It is generally not a good idea for postinst scripts to use debconf N: commands like db_input. Typically, they should restrict themselves to N: db_get to request previously acquired information, and have the config N: script do the actual prompting. N: N: Severity: normal, Certainty: certain N: This is not the case. It's legitimate to use db_input in the postinst for error templates, to notify the user of a problem with the install. I think it should be possible for lintian to detect the type of the template in the common case, as well as parsing the postinst script enough to know that db_input is called conditionally, and not show this (incorrect) warning in that case. If that's not possible, then at least the warning should not be presented as "Certainty: certain", and the description should mention this exception to the rule. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slangasek@ubuntu.com vorlon@debian.org
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