I have been attempting to write some maintainer scripts for a small bit of software called tilelite [1], its a lightweight tileserver. My aim was to enable the user installing the package to have something working once the installation is finished (if they wanted to). Quite conveniently, through debconf, this would also provide other functionality like automated configuration via preseeding.
1: https://packages.debian.org/sid/tilelite As the package is written in python, and I am more familiar in writing software in python, I have currently been writing the config, postinst and postrm scripts in python. I got the idea of doing them in python from seeing that there is a python debconf library in Debian, and I managed to find some initial information here [2]. 2: https://mknowles.com.au/wordpress/2009/10/09/python-debconf-configuration-by-example/ I think I am close to getting something that works, the config script asks questions, supports backtracking and puts the right values in debconf, there is still this sort of issue though [3]. The postinst and postrm scripts invoke the apache scripts, and write out and remove the relevant config files. 3: https://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2015/05/msg00002.html Currently lintian gives some errors, and a load of warnings. I have listed a couple of the errors below. E: tilelite: forbidden-postrm-interpreter #!/usr/bin/python https://lintian.debian.org/tags/forbidden-postrm-interpreter.html The above page says that you have to use (sh, bash, or perl) for the postrm script. I cannot find any information related to the interpreter to use in the referenced Policy section, it just sets out when to use Depends and Pre-Depends. E: tilelite: forbidden-config-interpreter #!/usr/bin/python https://lintian.debian.org/tags/forbidden-config-interpreter.html This says that the config script can only count on essential packages being installed, which directly contradicts Policy section 6.5, which says that Pre-Depends may be assumed to be available. I am at a bit of a loss about what to do now. What scripts (config, postinst, postrm) could/should be in what language? Given tilelite is written in python (and my python is better than my perl/bash), it would be nice to use that? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/55771816.5080...@cbaines.net
