On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 09:36:23AM +0200, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote: > Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Jérôme Marant wrote: > > > I guess that the package will have to predepend on python, right? > > > So, unlike the current debconf usage, a debconf dependency is no > > > longer sufficient. > > > > No, pre-depending on python will not ensure that your package's > > config script has python available at preconfgiuration time. > > So we are really restricted to a fix set of packages at preconfiguration > time ? Hmm, that's not nice. Can the configuration delayed by the > package itself until after the PreDepends packages are installed ?
Yes, we are. When you consider that the config script is just supposed to gather information from the user and place it in a database, it really doesn't need more than what the POSIX shell can offer. You're free to write any of the other maintainer scripts in other languages by specifying appropriate dependencies. -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
