Package: debconf Version: 1.5.28 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch During Debian Installer installations logs frequently show the warning that the TITLE command is deprecated, but this is currently not documented in the debconf-devel man page.
Attached a proposed patch to fix this.
diff -ur debconf-1.5.28.orig/doc/man/debconf-devel.7 debconf-1.5.28/doc/man/debconf-devel.7 --- debconf-1.5.28.orig/doc/man/debconf-devel.7 2009-12-10 13:59:58.000000000 +0100 +++ debconf-1.5.28/doc/man/debconf-devel.7 2009-12-10 14:13:12.000000000 +0100 @@ -266,17 +266,21 @@ replies for you. .RE .TP -.B TITLE string -This sets the title debconf displays to the user. You rarely need to use -this command since debconf can automatically generate a title based on -your package's name. -.TP .B SETTITLE question -This sets the title to the short description of the template for the -specified question. The template should be of type title. The advantage -this has over the TITLE command is that it allows for titles to be stored -in the same place as the rest of the debconf questions, and allows them to -be translated. +.RS +This sets the title debconf displays to the user, using the short description +of the template for the specified question. The template should be of type +title. You rarely need to use this command since debconf can automatically +generate a title based on your package's name. +.P +Setting the title from a template means they are stored in the same place +as the rest of the debconf questions, and allows them to be translated. +.RE +.TP +.B TITLE string +This sets the title debconf displays to the user to the specified string. +This command is deprecated and may be removed in the future; the SETTITLE +command should be used instead. .TP .B INPUT priority question .RS
