Bug#503481: Bug#545294: [doc] apt.conf isn't clear about either :: or {} (was: Undocumented apt.conf syntax change (append feature))

2009-09-08 Thread Julian Andres Klode
On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 10:39:00AM +0200, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 08:56:31PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > > If there is a statement like 'DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "blah"' a new subitem > > without a name is added to the configuration option DPkg::Post-Invoke. > >

Bug#503481: Bug#545294: [doc] apt.conf isn't clear about either :: or {} (was: Undocumented apt.conf syntax change (append feature))

2009-09-08 Thread Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 08:56:31PM +0200, Julian Andres Klode wrote: > If there is a statement like 'DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "blah"' a new subitem > without a name is added to the configuration option DPkg::Post-Invoke. > The same applies to 'DPkg::Post-Invoke { "blah" }'. We create a new option Ah, I

Bug#503481: Bug#545294: [doc] apt.conf isn't clear about either :: or {} (was: Undocumented apt.conf syntax change (append feature))

2009-09-07 Thread Julian Andres Klode
On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 06:19:54PM +0200, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > Maybe this is because it's unclear to me what is the difference between > a "scope", a "name", and a "list" - and maybe a "value" :) > For example, what exactly does DPkg::Post-Invoke describe? Does it have > a type? How doe

Bug#503481: Bug#545294: [doc] apt.conf isn't clear about either :: or {} (was: Undocumented apt.conf syntax change (append feature))

2009-09-07 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2009-09-07 18:19:54 +0200, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 04:06:17PM +0200, David Kalnischkies wrote: > > On 2009-07-02 at 10:14:39, in #535364 , Filippo Giunchedi wrote: > > > file. Otherwise it is not clear how one should write config files > > > (the changelog isn't

Bug#503481: Bug#545294: [doc] apt.conf isn't clear about either :: or {} (was: Undocumented apt.conf syntax change (append feature))

2009-09-07 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2009-09-07 16:06:17 +0200, David Kalnischkies wrote: > > file. Otherwise it is not clear how one should write config files > > (the changelog isn't clear either). > The APT Team has not changed the syntax for years (i guess) > so i would be interested which changelog is not clear here (if any).

Bug#503481: Bug#545294: [doc] apt.conf isn't clear about either :: or {} (was: Undocumented apt.conf syntax change (append feature))

2009-09-07 Thread David Kalnischkies
package apt severity 503481 normal merge 545294 503481 retitle 545294 [doc] apt.conf isn't clear about either :: or {} tags 545294 + patch thanks Hi Vincent Lefevre & Mario Holbe, On 2009-07-02 at 10:14:39, in #535364 , Filippo Giunchedi wrote: > That's right, but it is referring to either traili