Bug#160776: marked as done (debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] debconf spec updates to conform with reality)
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Subject: debian-policy: [PROPOSAL] debconf spec updates to conform with reality
From: "Joey Hess" <joeyh@debian.org>
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.5.7.0
Severity: normal
These modifications to the debconf spec simply make it conform to the
reality of how some things work now. This is part of an effort to make
debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each other.
Randolph Chung has plans to rewrite this entire spec later on, so this
is just a patch until then.
--- debconf_specification.txt.orig 2002-09-11 13:08:20.000000000 -0400
+++ debconf_specification.txt 2002-09-11 13:17:21.000000000 -0400
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@
This is the domain your computer is a member of. Typically it is
something like "mycompany.com" or "myuniversity.edu".
+ For localization, the description field (and also the choices field of
+ a select or multiselect type question, and the default field of a string
+ or password type question) can be supplimented with versions for other
+ languages. These are named "Description-ll", "Description-ll_LL",
+ "Description-ll_LL.encoding" and so on.
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@@ -251,9 +256,9 @@
|-------------+------------------------------------------------------|
| backup | Backing up to a previous step is supported. |
|-------------+------------------------------------------------------|
- | | The multiselect data type is supported. For |
- | multiselect | compatability reasons, you should not ask questions |
- | | of this type unless this capability is returned. |
+ | | The multiselect data type is supported. |
+ | multiselect | You do not need to check this capability if you |
+ | | depend on any modern version of debconf. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
* TITLE string
@@ -344,7 +349,8 @@
* SUBST question key value
Questions (and other items) can have substitutions embedded in their
- descriptions. These substitutions look like "${key}". When the
+ descriptions (and, currently in their choices fields).
+ These substitutions look like "${key}". When the
question is displayed, the substitutions are replaced with their
values. This command can be used to set the value of a substitution.
@@ -366,6 +372,12 @@
you can set the seen flag to false to force the frontend to redisplay
it.
+ Note that as a special convenience behavior, frontends will
+ redisplay already seen questons if the question was first seen by
+ the user in the same confmodule run. This makes it easy for a
+ confmodule to back up to previous questons without having to reset
+ the seen flag.
+
* METAGET question field
This returns the value of any field of a question (the description,
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From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
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Subject: Bug#160776: fixed in debian-policy 3.5.8.0
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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_3.5.8.0.dsc
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.8.0.dsc
debian-policy_3.5.8.0.tar.gz
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.8.0.tar.gz
debian-policy_3.5.8.0_all.deb
to pool/main/d/debian-policy/debian-policy_3.5.8.0_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 160776@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
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Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> (supplier of updated debian-policy package)
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 00:36:54 -0600
Source: debian-policy
Binary: debian-policy
Architecture: source all
Version: 3.5.8.0
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: 39830 53582 65764 72980 120585 160248 160776 162812 164035 167425
Changes:
debian-policy (3.5.8.0) unstable; urgency=low
.
Manoj
* Added example for why one may call ldconfig anywhere in the
postsint. closes: Bug#120585
* Add the modifications about base system, as opposed to the soon to be
obsolete base section (I assume it is) closes: Bug#53582
* Rearranged the virtual packages list. closes: Bug#72980
* This is basically an attempt to ratify the current practice of using
debhelper in the clean target. Currently, policy does not require
debhelper to be installed when the clean target is run, even though it
is in the build-depends field. This was a simple oversight.
closes: Bug#164035
* No longer depend on fileutils. closes: Bug#167425
* Added the Apps/Science menu section closes: Bug#162812
* Applied text patch from Joey Hess to the debconf spec simply make it
conform to the reality of how some things work now. This is part of an
effort to make debconf and cdebconf better substitutes for each
other. Since it was not an XML patch, no special markup is present in
the new content, except where I made guesses. closes: Bug#160776
* Clarify section 13.3. closes: Bug#160248
* Removed the undocumented(7) hack requirement. closes: Bug#39830
Josip
* Removed the obsolete notion of documenting changes within the copyright
file, closes: Bug#65764
Files:
5b686731ba664feef249c5a50ae1d6d7 792 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.8.0.dsc
aa9531b73ff1d967a2849d1c8ee00939 570469 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.8.0.tar.gz
8446cfe6721a1e35241ac65ec06bac84 606672 doc optional debian-policy_3.5.8.0_all.deb
b4eee03d7ea7b1b518b20f0a84bb2b1f 94491 byhand - policy.txt.gz
bd2b450be68264ec0850690d65c6f013 2150 byhand - menu-policy.txt.gz
1a228eb86a4c3706e3be2e863d9000f0 1562 byhand - mime-policy.txt.gz
4d21496f61823907d92cc59ddec8235a 4496 byhand - policy-process.txt.gz
1436c60eb402c823b2067822cd82eead 4405 byhand - perl-policy.txt.gz
bcaec31c42155e0df0586e19f40f0af1 105033 byhand - policy.html.tar.gz
e1a5b6c92d522f1876937d62dc49b69c 2817 byhand - menu-policy.html.tar.gz
bc777baa3c85c67678303116999868e1 2160 byhand - mime-policy.html.tar.gz
040c686f9b837f820040692ab0a9b03c 5201 byhand - policy-process.html.tar.gz
cea97af87e41dbe9b539e0327cf34771 5793 byhand - perl-policy.html.tar.gz
053d5b191f84c9be24afff4600a0112e 6365 byhand - debconf_specification.txt.gz
0e259ae8ed1ef48ce9bf27b324199b5b 31357 byhand - debconf_specification.html
3ed7aa5a489834b24bb28ff377a34aa9 10982 byhand - libc6-migration.txt
7c6c1d1be799f750ad8085e0d3eecad8 9288 byhand - virtual-package-names-list.txt
32eb83e427700a4f214213a83d60db78 176749 byhand - policy.ps.gz
1223e02fc2bc9f9d9372becbf2e75afd 409464 byhand - policy.pdf.gz
540c14b5604949da1951ab6c00c8c6e1 18083 byhand - upgrading-checklist.txt
93679f707ec4cbc94b6f667afb1f2600 34997 byhand - fhs-2.1.html.tar.gz
02153a8048e28d94dd72c0cbcf0c1816 98312 byhand - fhs.txt
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