Geoffrey Thomas <[email protected]> writes: > I don't think any of the config-package-dev maintainers actually use > displace-extension files,.... so feedback on this interface in general > is welcome.
Well, if you really want me to complain, I'll complain :) The interface is fine, but it was very difficult to find. The only shipped documentation (/usr/share/doc/config-package-dev/DOCUMENTATION) has no documentation in it, but says to look at http://debathena.mit.edu/config-package-dev. This webpage hints that the extension is configurable, but does not say at all how to do it. It should explicitly mention the .displace-extension file. The dh_configpackage manpage DOES mention the .displace-extension file, but not where you'd expect. The last paragraph of the DESCRIPTION talks about the concept of the extension and how it's usually determined, but mentions nothing about .displace-extension. It should. Finally, when the file is described further down in that manpage, it says to see the CAVEATS section, which implies that there's some caveat to using a .displace-extension file; there is not. The CAVEATS section describes an issue with doing something else, to which a .displace-extension file is a solution, so the "See CAVEATS" sentence is a bit misleading. That's about it. I can give you patches, but they're trivial. Thanks dima -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
