OoO En cette matinée ensoleillée du vendredi 29 août 2008, vers 09:37, Thomas Goirand <thomas@goirand.fr> disait : > My package depends pure-ftpd, but only when it's using the standalone > mode, which is annoying as this is NOT the default. Am I allowed to use > debconf-set-selections somewhere in my package script to set it > correctly? If yes, where's the correct place? I guess in the > debian/config scripts? You are not allowed to alter another package unless this package provides a way to. For example, adding a file in ".d" directory or using some helper application like "a2enmod" for Apache. I suggest that you get in touch with pure-ftpd maintainer to get his mood on this. I suppose that using debconf-set-selections could be used after a debconf question. In the meanwhile, you can just add a note in README.Debian or use a debconf note to make the user aware that he should configure pure-ftpd in standalone mode (and you can display this notice only if it is not). Note also that depending on pure-ftpd does not guarantee you that pure-ftpd will be configured when you configure your own package. So debconf-set-selections can have an odd side effect (the question will not be displayed to the user). -- No fortunes found
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