sean finney <sean...@debian.org> writes: > On Sun, Sep 05, 2010 at 05:02:06PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > > please clarify what the right behaviour should be and how failing to > > install without a local db should be treated. Thanks. > > http://people.debian.org/~seanius/policy/dbapp-policy.html/ch-dbapps.html#s-installationissues > > 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 are a bit ambiguous on a quick read but i think the > idea is roughly that if they say "no thank you" to configuring a > database that the package should successfully install anyway > sans-configuration, […]
This touches on the confusing use of terminology; in dpkg, and in Policy's descriptions of installing a package, configuration is a necessary part of installing. Failing to configure is a failure to install. I think this is the point Luk was making: Holger Levsen <hol...@layer-acht.org> writes: […] > <luk> it's not functional if it does not even install... > <jcristau> it installs. it doesn't configure. > <luk> not configuring in dpkg speak is not being installed... […] So I think that's why the question is being asked in this report. When I read Policy §6, I think the answer is yes, failure to configure the package is a failure to install the package. -- \ “The double standard that exempts religious activities from | `\ almost all standards of accountability should be dismantled | _o__) once and for all.” —Daniel Dennett, 2010-01-12 | Ben Finney <b...@benfinney.id.au>
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