Sven Luther wrote: > I created a templates file, put it in the debian directory, created a > config file and a postinst file, like was adviced. > > Now, the package builds fine, i tried running the postinst by hand, and > it asked me the question in the template. When i installed the built > package, it did not ask me the question, since it had already. Not > thinking much (it was late at night), i uploaded the package to > unstable. > > Now, when others try installing the packages, it fails in pre-configure, > since there is no mention of the debconf template file in the package, > and no mention of my debconf question in > /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat. > > I am a bit at a loss here, how do you make debconf understand it should > add the debconf template in the distributed package ?
Put the templates file in debian/<package>.templates. dh_installdebconf will install it from there into debian/<package>/DEBIAN. -- see shy jo
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