I've sent this to the debian-devel list because I've tried to add some clarification to my suggestions, in case they were unclear to others (it seems they may have been).
Note that none of my suggestions are in any way negative criticisms. debconf looks incredibly useful as it is, and I just had some thoughts I wanted to share. So, let me clarify my suggestions: 1) This was a suggestion relating to package management (through dpkg, only indirectly to debconf). I'm suggesting a ConfigScript parameter in the package control file, so that debconf's hacks (Joey's term) are not necessary. This suggestion was aimed at dpkg more than debconf. 2) I think I presented this suggestion backwards. According to debconf's docs, a user will be prompted for the answer to a question only if they haven't already answered that question, and only new questions will be presented. I'm suggesting there be a way for a user to over-ride this behaviour and completely reconfigure a package if they want. Am I still missing something in the docs? Is this already possible? 3) I see I missed the substitution capability during my first read of the docs. Sorry about that. But the rest of this suggestion is still valid, in that I'm looking for a way to repackage a package with whatever new defaults I want. Again, this may not be related directly to debconf, but perhaps needs to be implemented in dpkg-repack. My apologies for the lack of clarity in my original email. I hope I have made my suggestions more clear now. > > Looking for a husband? Know anyone looking for a husband? Well, I'm looking > > for a wife. See http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott/wife.shtml > > I didn't follow the URL to see if this is a joke, but if it is not, you do > not know what powers of restraint it requires to stay away from THIS fish > hook. Hey, don't knock it :) It's been working, and I've been meeting people. -- Scott Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Consultant http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott Looking for a husband? Know anyone looking for a husband? Well, I'm looking for a wife. See http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott/wife.shtml Want a good deal on a personal computer in Calgary, Alberta, Canada? Visit http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott/computers.shtml [ Unsolicited commercial and junk e-mail will be proof-read for US$100 ] "All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed." - Sean O'Casey
