Bug#514305: smarty: Please sync the install path with Ubuntu
On snein 15 Augustus 2010, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > > I agree that given that Ubuntu has made this rather poor decision, we're > > only left with this inelegant way forward to unify the packages again. > > Obviously we cannot have this changed for Squeeze anymore, so it'll have > > to be postponed for a bit. > > Are you taking smarty over? Yes, as per http://bugs.debian.org/592797 > > > But this won't work automatically if plugins are installed in > > > libs/plugins/. You will have to add a preinst snippet that moves files > > > around... > > > > /usr/share is the domain of the packaging system. So if there's anything > > in libs/plugins, that is installed by another package and we should > > rather not be moving that around in preinst. Those packages should be > > updated instead, no? You indicate this already for smarty-gettext and > > smarty-validate. > > Yes, they must be updated instead. Smarty will have to add > conflicts:/breaks: statements to ensure they are upgraded. > > But there's the possibility that some plugins have been manually installed > by the user. > > With breaks, you would have to setup the symlink in postinst because > that's the only point where you can be sure that the other packages have > been upgraded. > > With conflicts, you know in preinst already that other packages have been > removed or upgraded already and you can deal with the symlink there in > that case. Yes. This would mean that if there are locally created Debian packages of those plugins then we would also be fiddling with their content. But perhaps there's no "perfect" solution and moving things over is the best of both options. Cheers, Thijs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#514305: smarty: Please sync the install path with Ubuntu
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010, Thijs Kinkhorst wrote: > I agree that given that Ubuntu has made this rather poor decision, we're only > left with this inelegant way forward to unify the packages again. Obviously > we > cannot have this changed for Squeeze anymore, so it'll have to be postponed > for a bit. Are you taking smarty over? > > But this won't work automatically if plugins are installed in libs/plugins/. > > You will have to add a preinst snippet that moves files around... > > /usr/share is the domain of the packaging system. So if there's anything in > libs/plugins, that is installed by another package and we should rather not > be > moving that around in preinst. Those packages should be updated instead, no? > You indicate this already for smarty-gettext and smarty-validate. Yes, they must be updated instead. Smarty will have to add conflicts:/breaks: statements to ensure they are upgraded. But there's the possibility that some plugins have been manually installed by the user. With breaks, you would have to setup the symlink in postinst because that's the only point where you can be sure that the other packages have been upgraded. With conflicts, you know in preinst already that other packages have been removed or upgraded already and you can deal with the symlink there in that case. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog ◈ Debian Developer ◈ [Flattr=20693] Follow my Debian News ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.com (English) ▶ http://RaphaelHertzog.fr (Français) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#514305: smarty: Please sync the install path with Ubuntu
Hi Raphaël, > It was a poor choice of Ubuntu to diverge here... anyway I agree that at > this point it's best if Debian updates his package to use the new path. > It should however add some transition symlink /usr/share/php/smarty/libs > -> /usr/share/php/smarty to avoid breaking instantly. I agree that given that Ubuntu has made this rather poor decision, we're only left with this inelegant way forward to unify the packages again. Obviously we cannot have this changed for Squeeze anymore, so it'll have to be postponed for a bit. > But this won't work automatically if plugins are installed in libs/plugins/. > You will have to add a preinst snippet that moves files around... /usr/share is the domain of the packaging system. So if there's anything in libs/plugins, that is installed by another package and we should rather not be moving that around in preinst. Those packages should be updated instead, no? You indicate this already for smarty-gettext and smarty-validate. Cheers, Thijs signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Bug#514305: smarty: Please sync the install path with Ubuntu
On Fri, 06 Feb 2009, Francois Marier wrote: > This causes smarty-enabled applications in Debian to fail on Ubuntu because > the > include path is different. Two such packages are Moodle and Mahara. They > require Ubuntu > customisations to work around the different paths. > > I'm not sure what the right path is, but there was a discussion in the Ubuntu > tracker > which referred to the upstream install guide: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smarty/+bug/118793 It was a poor choice of Ubuntu to diverge here... anyway I agree that at this point it's best if Debian updates his package to use the new path. It should however add some transition symlink /usr/share/php/smarty/libs -> /usr/share/php/smarty to avoid breaking instantly. But this won't work automatically if plugins are installed in libs/plugins/. You will have to add a preinst snippet that moves files around... However when you do that, please inform me as smarty-gettext and smarty-validate will have to be updated at the same time. You should add Breaks: smarty-gettext (<= 1.0b1-3), smarty-validate (<= 2.9-1) to ensure that those package are updated at the same time (the minimal version might need to be updated when you do it) Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Contribuez à Debian et gagnez un cahier de l'admin Debian Lenny : http://www.ouaza.com/wp/2009/03/02/contribuer-a-debian-gagner-un-livre/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#514305: smarty: Please sync the install path with Ubuntu
Package: smarty Version: 2.6.22-1 Severity: important Currently, the Debian package for smarty installs it in: /usr/share/php/smarty/libs/ whereas the Ubuntu package install its files here: /usr/share/php/smarty/ This causes smarty-enabled applications in Debian to fail on Ubuntu because the include path is different. Two such packages are Moodle and Mahara. They require Ubuntu customisations to work around the different paths. I'm not sure what the right path is, but there was a discussion in the Ubuntu tracker which referred to the upstream install guide: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smarty/+bug/118793 Francois -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.27.13-grsec (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages smarty depends on: ii php5-cli 5.2.6.dfsg.1-3 command-line interpreter for the p smarty recommends no packages. smarty suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
