Je Sun, 27 May 2001 23:59:48 -0400, "Christian T. Steigies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribis: > Also I am confused by this section in the tutorial: > > The Config Script > [...] > Do not make your postinst use debconf to ask questions. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > But then it says: > [...] > #!/bin/sh -e > > # Source debconf library. > . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule > db_get foo/like_debian > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > So it is asking a question in the postinst? I don't want to ask a question > in the postinst (I ask it in the preinst), in postinst I just want to > display a message when an old score file is present and is removed. How do I > do that?
No, db_get only queries the database, it doesn't generate any output (that's what db_input is for). If you need issue the sysadmin a warning, which I think is your case, do it in the config script with a db_input. As to displaying a message in the postinst, and this is something I've been wondering about for a while, it looks like you should either do a db_stop first or send any messages to stderr. Using db_input in the postinst is, IMO, *not* the right thing to do (since it requires the intervention of the sysadmin). But, can anyone confirm this? -itai
