Hi,
>>"Raul" == Raul Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Raul> I think that any information worty of displaying in a package's postinst
Raul> (aside from prompts) should also appear in the package's description.
I think not.
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2.3.3. The description of a package
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Every Debian package should have an extended description stored in the
appropriate field of the control record.
The description should be written so that it tells the user what they
need to know to decide whether to install the package. This
description should not just be copied from the blurb for the program.
Instructions for configuring or using the package should not be
included--that is what installation scripts, manual pages, Info files,
etc. are for. Copyright statements and other administrivia should not
be included--that is what the copyright file is for.
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The postinst tells about configuring or using the
package. Changes from the previous vresion should not go into the
description either.
Raul> Any counter examples?
Tell us what examples you found where the information in the
postinst was in the description so that we can determine whether to
file bug reports against them.
manoj
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