Christian PERRIER wrote: > (I didn't review the package description) The descriptions in the linux-2.6 family don't obey the d-l-e "house style" (they talk about flavoUrs, doublespace their sentences, and so on) but I don't see anything that matters.
> Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-auto [...] > The new Linux kernel version provides different drivers for some > + PATA (IDE) controllers. The names of some hard disk, CD-ROM and > tape devices may change. There's one opportunity for me to add a serial comma ----------^ In my case the name of my IOmega Zip drive changed too. Yes, I only had it installed on that machine to see if it would cause trouble, and it still worked as /dev/sdc1. Mind you, I imagine it would be a bit of a pain assigning labels to a pile of 100MB removable zip-disks if dosfslabel's still buggy (#506786). You missed an id here: > Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-plan-no-relabel [...] > The device ids will be changed as follows: ID > Template: linux-base/disk-id-manual-boot-loader [...] > + You should identify these devices by UUID or label, with the > + noticeable exception of the root device for MIPS systems. > + Make that "notable exception" (and lose the trailing blank line). -- JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
--- ../linux-2.6-2.6.32.pristine/debian/linux-base.templates 2010-03-31 10:33:56.000000000 +0100 +++ debian/linux-base.templates 2010-03-31 11:38:20.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,20 +1,23 @@ Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-auto Type: boolean Default: true -Description: Update disk device ids in system configuration? +_Description: Update disk device IDs in system configuration? The new Linux kernel version provides different drivers for some - PATA (IDE) controllers. The names of some hard disk, CD-ROM and + PATA (IDE) controllers. The names of some hard disk, CD-ROM, and tape devices may change. . - You are recommended to identify disk devices in configuration files + It is now recommended to identify disk devices in configuration files by label or UUID (unique identifier) rather than by device name, - which will work with both old and new kernel versions. Your system - configuration can be updated automatically in most cases. + which will work with both old and new kernel versions. + . + The system configuration can be updated automatically in most cases. + Please choose whether you want this action to be performed. Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-plan Type: boolean Default: true -Description: Apply these configuration changes to disk device ids? +#flag:translate!:3,5,7 +_Description: Apply configuration changes to disk device IDs? These devices will be assigned UUIDs or labels: . ${relabel} @@ -23,26 +26,40 @@ . ${files} . - The device ids will be changed as follows: + The device IDs will be changed as follows: . ${id_map} Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-plan-no-relabel Type: boolean Default: true -Description: Apply these configuration changes to disk device ids? +#flag:translate!:3,5 +_Description: Apply these configuration changes to disk device IDs? These configuration files will be updated: . ${files} . - The device ids will be changed as follows: + The device IDs will be changed as follows: . ${id_map} Template: linux-base/disk-id-manual -Type: note -Description: Please check these configuration files before rebooting - These configuration files still use some device names that may +Type: error +#flag:translate!:3 +_Description: Configuration files still contain deprecated device names + The following configuration files still use some device names that may change when using the new kernel: . ${unconverted} + +Template: linux-base/disk-id-manual-boot-loader +Type: error +_Description: Boot loader configuration check needed + The boot loader configuration for this system was not recognised. These + settings in the configuration may need to be updated: + . + * The root device ID passed as a kernel parameter; + * The boot device ID used to install and update the boot loader. + . + You should identify these devices by UUID or label, with the + notable exception of the root device for MIPS systems.
Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-auto Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Update disk device IDs in system configuration? The new Linux kernel version provides different drivers for some PATA (IDE) controllers. The names of some hard disk, CD-ROM, and tape devices may change. . It is now recommended to identify disk devices in configuration files by label or UUID (unique identifier) rather than by device name, which will work with both old and new kernel versions. . The system configuration can be updated automatically in most cases. Please choose whether you want this action to be performed. Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-plan Type: boolean Default: true #flag:translate!:3,5,7 _Description: Apply configuration changes to disk device IDs? These devices will be assigned UUIDs or labels: . ${relabel} . These configuration files will be updated: . ${files} . The device IDs will be changed as follows: . ${id_map} Template: linux-base/disk-id-convert-plan-no-relabel Type: boolean Default: true #flag:translate!:3,5 _Description: Apply these configuration changes to disk device IDs? These configuration files will be updated: . ${files} . The device IDs will be changed as follows: . ${id_map} Template: linux-base/disk-id-manual Type: error #flag:translate!:3 _Description: Configuration files still contain deprecated device names The following configuration files still use some device names that may change when using the new kernel: . ${unconverted} Template: linux-base/disk-id-manual-boot-loader Type: error _Description: Boot loader configuration check needed The boot loader configuration for this system was not recognised. These settings in the configuration may need to be updated: . * The root device ID passed as a kernel parameter; * The boot device ID used to install and update the boot loader. . You should identify these devices by UUID or label, with the notable exception of the root device for MIPS systems.