Package: dbconfig-common Version: 1.8.37 Severity: minor Tags: patch I'd like to specify a preference order for the supported dbtypes, so that the default debconf choice would be the first one from my $dbc_dbtypes list that is installed. Unfortunately dbconfig-common doesn't take the order into account at all because it loops through the hardcoded $dbc_all_supported_dbtypes and stops at the first good candidate.
Please consider the attached patch. It is suboptimal in the degenerate case, when none of the $dbc_dbtypes are viable, but I think that means something is wrong with either $dbc_dbtypes or the package dependencies. PS. Many thanks for the 1.8.37 release! Cheers, -- Niko Tyni [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- a/dpkg/config +++ b/dpkg/config @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ### dbc_go(){ - local f db happy default_dbtype host newhost port oldhosts authmethod_admin do_config _preconf_list _s _t STATE iformat ifile install_question migrating userdb_prio + local f db happy default_dbtype host newhost port oldhosts authmethod_admin do_config _preconf_list _s _t STATE iformat ifile install_question migrating userdb_prio supported_dbtypes . /usr/share/dbconfig-common/dpkg/common _dbc_debug "(config) dbc_go() $@" @@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ dbc_go(){ dbc_dbtype=$dbc_hardcoded_dbtype # else if the package supports multiple dbtypes, help them pick one elif [ "$dbc_dbtypes" ]; then - # loop through all available dbtypes - for db in $dbc_all_supported_dbtypes; do + # loop through the listed dbtypes, fall back to all those available + supported_dbtypes=$(echo $dbc_dbtypes | sed 's/,/ /g') + for db in $supported_dbtypes $dbc_all_supported_dbtypes; do # if we're already happy, we're already done if [ "$happy" ]; then true