OK, i've fixed the template for this one as suggested. Let me know of further changes.
As for what it does, all i can really do is point you at this: Support for netrc https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=518473 On 10 May 2014 18:45, Christian PERRIER <bubu...@debian.org> wrote: > (dropping CC, please do so as well, as I'm subscribed to the list) > > Quoting bofh80 (afm...@gmail.com): > > Ok, here's the other patch too updated with a slightly better template > > thing. Now i noticed the _Description part is different, so i changed it, > > then noticed the other string entries don't have _Description parts. > > > > I'm now reading http://www.fifi.org/doc/debconf-doc/tutorial.html and > > https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/debconf_specification.html . > > Any other pages i should be looking at? Since i still can't find info on > > sl2 or _Decription vs Description .... > > #sl2 markers give the "sublevel" where the strings will go. Sublevels > are specific to d-i and described in > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/i18n/ch01s04.html#sublevels > > Here, these templates belong to sublevel 3 as they won't probably be > shown in default installs (they should be priority medium or low). > > > > +Template: apt-setup/local/netrc > > +Type: string > > +_Description: Have a http apt repository that requires authentication? > > + Example: machine packages.server.org login myuser password mypass > > + Does not pull apt/localx/repostory as machine due to possible parse > mangle > > + Formats as man netrc suggests > > Here, I have to admit that I have absolutely no clue about *what* > should really be in the template (because I don't really understand > what's the purpose of the patch) but the wording definitely needs a > lot of improvement. > > First, anyway, "string" templates can't use a question as synopsis. > > You seem to expect users to enter something there, so you should > *prompt* them for this: > > _Description: netrc-style entry: > Please enter here....blah blah blah (explain what is expected there > and avoid jargon). > . > For instance: > machine packages.server.org login myuser password mypass > > (note the double space meant to guarantee that the last line is > hard(formatted. > > >
From bba65cb45f63ee9605fef490348d0a7933500c12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Anthony F. McInerney" <afm...@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 18:50:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Adding netrc to generate auth.conf Signed-off-by: Anthony F. McInerney <afm...@gmail.com> --- debian/apt-setup-udeb.templates | 10 ++++++++++ generators/60local | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/debian/apt-setup-udeb.templates b/debian/apt-setup-udeb.templates index 7b7afcf..d6096aa 100644 --- a/debian/apt-setup-udeb.templates +++ b/debian/apt-setup-udeb.templates @@ -112,3 +112,13 @@ Description: for internal use; can be preseeded without using 'dpkg --force-architecture', in addition to the native architecture. If empty, only allow installing packages from the native architecture. + +Template: apt-setup/local/netrc +Type: string +# :sl3: +_Description: netrc-style entry: + Please enter here your apt host that requires authentication. Please use + the format described by man netrc. + . + For instance: + machine packages.server.org login myuser password mypass diff --git a/generators/60local b/generators/60local index fcd4f1c..ade16f2 100755 --- a/generators/60local +++ b/generators/60local @@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ while db_get "apt-setup/local$i/repository" && [ "$RET" ]; do fi done fi + netrc= + if db_get "apt-setup/local$i/netrc"; then + netrc="$RET" + fi + if [ -n "$netrc" ]; then + echo "$netrc">> $ROOT/etc/apt/auth.conf + fi i="$(($i + 1))" done -- 2.0.0.rc0
