Bug#133030: marked as done (debian-policy: debconf policy (specification) implies dpkg will run .config before preinst ALWAYS)
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From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@debian.org>
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Subject: debian-policy: debconf policy (specification) implies dpkg will run .config before preinst ALWAYS
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.5.6.0
Severity: minor
The debconf specification text says:
The config-file contains a new element, which I call the configmodule.
This is a program that will determine the configuration before the package
is unpacked. This means it is run before the preinst, and before the
package is unpacked! This is done to make sure that we can use the desired
configuration in the preinst if necessary.
However, that not only is false when we "dpkg -i" something, but it also
will not work if apt-utils is not installed. In that case, the preinst will
cause the config module to be run when /usr/share/debconf/confmodule is
first executed. If it is not executed, it will not run "before" the preinst
in that case (and it would actually run inside the preinst, not before
anyway...)
Please document this, it may save someone a grave bug someday, and maybe
even avoid a lot of headaches.
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Locale: LANG=pt_BR, LC_CTYPE=pt_BR
Versions of packages debian-policy depends on:
ii fileutils 4.1-9 GNU file management utilities.
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From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
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Subject: Bug#133030: fixed in debian-policy 3.5.7.1
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We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-policy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
debian-policy_3.5.7.1.dsc
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.7.1.dsc
debian-policy_3.5.7.1.tar.gz
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.7.1.tar.gz
debian-policy_3.5.7.1_all.deb
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.7.1_all.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 133030@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> (supplier of updated debian-policy package)
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Hash: SHA1
Format: 1.7
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 13:12:49 -0500
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.5.7.1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian Policy List <debian-policy@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
Description:
debian-policy - Debian Policy Manual and related documents
Closes: 111137 122928 129375 133030 149709 160839 160908 160914 164755
Changes:
debian-policy (3.5.7.1) unstable; urgency=low
.
* Fix the debconf spec to (postinst -> postrm) closes: Bug#129375, Bug#160839
* Fix update-rc.d example, mention that changing run-levels or priority
may require removing and re-creating the symbolic links. closes: Bug#149709
* Fix the groff and col -b interaction closes: Bug#164755
* Added section numbers to upgrading checklist closes: Bug#160914
* Fixed typo KB_Backspace -> KB_BackSpace
* Clarify wording in the section about ChangeLog files to allow for
symbolic links in /usr/share/doc/ directory (was already allowed in a
previous section of policy 13.6) closes: Bug#111137
* Removed a spurious + from text. closes: Bug#160908
* Added a note in the debconf spec to consult debconf-devel(8) for
details. closes: Bug#133030
* Added a reference to the local copy of the FHS. closes: Bug#122928
* Updated reference to ash (dash). This implements the non controversial
parts of Bug#161455.
Files:
5bab4c419ae0ce9b7db40dc7e71c9781 792 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.7.1.dsc
af19e4b75b1350ba20bf5e9902c0da16 569295 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.7.1.tar.gz
4398f154f850a3c2103aefa7ed9a5277 595024 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.7.1_all.deb
5b8627f2afec37e02dfad50c405f9935 93244 byhand - policy.txt.gz
276e375026a148072cfd155b5512ad18 2138 byhand - menu-policy.txt.gz
66f55572c1679ad8db2149f645198feb 1564 byhand - mime-policy.txt.gz
a7270024176a99dacb526b3aad98a672 4496 byhand - policy-process.txt.gz
fc09fe91c703206ccb1e9c02382df468 4405 byhand - perl-policy.txt.gz
2abc77b1faca512ed81a63e0a2fe5d02 104414 byhand - policy.html.tar.gz
db842877e77d9bf5f7db07538bc3ce4f 2799 byhand - menu-policy.html.tar.gz
3d71ea9b463974332962d0432b5f212b 2158 byhand - mime-policy.html.tar.gz
37e95bd672a5c7f9841784cacdb527bd 5199 byhand - policy-process.html.tar.gz
7d797c7685f7fca3dc876c2cf074ff75 5792 byhand - perl-policy.html.tar.gz
44a3ab9234fb6f14ef91407af40f0c2e 6137 byhand - debconf_specification.txt.gz
ab8750d3046789dc536e2aee332ef2cc 30390 byhand - debconf_specification.html
3ed7aa5a489834b24bb28ff377a34aa9 10982 byhand - libc6-migration.txt
2db0fa7526a0a9e5e5552e7aaf210dd3 9288 byhand - virtual-package-names-list.txt
e993a0262b8bce0a2a7df783e730fece 175970 byhand - policy.ps.gz
01b8c36ee68b7ba4c1bc7a67f8651cd4 412264 byhand - policy.pdf.gz
885a0f2f66276b10db856dd6ede6c110 17403 byhand - upgrading-checklist.txt
93679f707ec4cbc94b6f667afb1f2600 34997 byhand - fhs-2.1.html.tar.gz
02153a8048e28d94dd72c0cbcf0c1816 98312 byhand - fhs.txt
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