Bug#491919: qmail-src: Prompts should use debconf
Package: qmail-src Version: 1.03-45 Severity: important Policy 3.9.1 suggests that user prompting should be done via debconf, not directly to the terminal. qmail's prerm (at least) prompts directly to the terminal, thus presenting an unfamiliar interface to users. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#491919: qmail-src: Prompts should use debconf
Let's please not re-open that debacle. I was informed that Debconf was specifically -*not*- to be used to preset information to users, and had one of those spray-and-pray bugs filed against the package. I ripped all of it out because there was no other solution. You can't show it in debconf, and you can't show it in the terminal. Those messages are there strictly for informative purposes, and would violate policy if moved to debconf. If you feel that strongly that they shouldn't be there, they will have to be removed entirely. They only provide helpful guidance to an admin that may be accidentally attempting to remove qmail. I will remove them in true Debian fashion if you don't see their value, or believe that their presence violates the rules. Cheers! Jon On Jul 22, 2008, at 2:09 PM, Dominic Hargreaves wrote: Package: qmail-src Version: 1.03-45 Severity: important Policy 3.9.1 suggests that user prompting should be done via debconf, not directly to the terminal. qmail's prerm (at least) prompts directly to the terminal, thus presenting an unfamiliar interface to users. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#491919: qmail-src: Prompts should use debconf
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 02:43:49PM -0500, Jon Marler wrote: Let's please not re-open that debacle. I was informed that Debconf was specifically -*not*- to be used to preset information to users, and had one of those spray-and-pray bugs filed against the package. I ripped all of it out because there was no other solution. You can't show it in debconf, and you can't show it in the terminal. Those messages are there strictly for informative purposes, and would violate policy if moved to debconf. If you feel that strongly that they shouldn't be there, they will have to be removed entirely. They only provide helpful guidance to an admin that may be accidentally attempting to remove qmail. I will remove them in true Debian fashion if you don't see their value, or believe that their presence violates the rules. Maybe I'm confused, but you're prompting for user input and then doing something as a result (and as part of the prompting you're giving the user some information). This looks to me like it would be a perfectly natural and uncontroversial use of Debconf. [I'm talking in particular about the the prompt about removing qmail even if messages are left in the queue.] I don't feel particularly strongly about this though so if you think otherwise, please feel free to close. Dominic. -- Dominic Hargreaves | http://www.larted.org.uk/~dom/ PGP key 5178E2A5 from the.earth.li (keyserver,web,email) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
