Re: Standards-Version

2003-12-12 Thread Florian Zaehringer
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:30:57 -0200 "Leo \"Costela\" Antunes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Qui, 2003-12-11 at 20:00, Florian Zaehringer wrote: > > Hi folks! > > Hi > Hi again! > Read: > /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz > (package debian-policy) Thanks (also to everybo

Re: Standards-Version

2003-12-12 Thread Florian Zaehringer
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:35:16 +0100 Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:00:45PM +0100, Florian Zaehringer wrote: > > So I wonder how I can do that? Is there some ChangeLog for the > > Debian Policy? Does somebody know where I can find the right docs? > > Or bet

Re: Standards-Version

2003-12-12 Thread Florian Zaehringer
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:42:22 + MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2003-12-11 22:00:45 + Florian Zaehringer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am planing to adopt my first package (emelfm, orphaned). So I > > checked what > > needs to be done to equip myself for this task. > > Ha

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Jeremy Lainé
Thanks for all the input! From this discussion I conclude that in my package's case there is no call for db_input in postinst, so I just commented out those calls and lintian/linda are happy :) Maybe it would be useful to summarise the cases where you are pretty forced to use db_input calls in pos

Re: Standards-Version

2003-12-12 Thread Florian Zaehringer
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:30:57 -0200 "Leo \"Costela\" Antunes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Qui, 2003-12-11 at 20:00, Florian Zaehringer wrote: > > Hi folks! > > Hi > Hi again! > Read: > /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz > (package debian-policy) Thanks (also to everybo

Re: Standards-Version

2003-12-12 Thread Florian Zaehringer
On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:42:22 + MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2003-12-11 22:00:45 + Florian Zaehringer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am planing to adopt my first package (emelfm, orphaned). So I > > checked what > > needs to be done to equip myself for this task. > > Ha

Re: Standards-Version

2003-12-12 Thread Florian Zaehringer
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:35:16 +0100 Frank Lichtenheld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:00:45PM +0100, Florian Zaehringer wrote: > > So I wonder how I can do that? Is there some ChangeLog for the > > Debian Policy? Does somebody know where I can find the right docs? > > Or bet

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Jeremy Lainé
Thanks for all the input! From this discussion I conclude that in my package's case there is no call for db_input in postinst, so I just commented out those calls and lintian/linda are happy :) Maybe it would be useful to summarise the cases where you are pretty forced to use db_input calls in pos

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:42:34AM -0800, Josh Lauricha wrote: > On Fri 12/12/03 10:59, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > In this particular case it's a concern about not storing a DB admin > > password in debconf yet still being able to properly remove a package > > created DB if the user has requested

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Josh Lauricha
On Fri 12/12/03 10:59, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > In this particular case it's a concern about not storing a DB admin > password in debconf yet still being able to properly remove a package > created DB if the user has requested the package do so on purge. Perhaps a db user created on install with

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:42:34AM -0800, Josh Lauricha wrote: > On Fri 12/12/03 10:59, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > In this particular case it's a concern about not storing a DB admin > > password in debconf yet still being able to properly remove a package > > created DB if the user has requested

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:00:16AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:42:10AM +0100, Frank K?ster wrote: > > > > I can't find it right now, but isn't it written somewhere that prompting > > in postinst will be a no-no in future policy releases? > > It shouldn't be (I think yo

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Josh Lauricha
On Fri 12/12/03 10:59, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > In this particular case it's a concern about not storing a DB admin > password in debconf yet still being able to properly remove a package > created DB if the user has requested the package do so on purge. Perhaps a db user created on install with

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:00:16AM +, Colin Watson wrote: > On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:42:10AM +0100, Frank K?ster wrote: > > > > I can't find it right now, but isn't it written somewhere that prompting > > in postinst will be a no-no in future policy releases? > > It shouldn't be (I think yo

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:42:10AM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: > "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:51:01PM +0100, Jeremy Lain? wrote: > >> I can see how it is a Bad Thing to prompt the user for input both in > >> postinst and in config, but the fact still

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Frank Küster
"Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:51:01PM +0100, Jeremy Lain? wrote: >> >> I can see how it is a Bad Thing to prompt the user for input both in >> postinst and in config, but the fact still stands that it's the way >> it's done in horde2, and I'm sure the

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 10:42:10AM +0100, Frank Küster wrote: > "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:51:01PM +0100, Jeremy Lain? wrote: > >> I can see how it is a Bad Thing to prompt the user for input both in > >> postinst and in config, but the fact still

Re: debconf db_input in postinst / horde2

2003-12-12 Thread Frank Küster
"Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:51:01PM +0100, Jeremy Lain? wrote: >> >> I can see how it is a Bad Thing to prompt the user for input both in >> postinst and in config, but the fact still stands that it's the way >> it's done in horde2, and I'm sure the

Re: How to package a database (not program)?

2003-12-12 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 09:47:45PM -0800, David Braun wrote: > On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 12:42, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > I would simply include the SQL dump under /usr/share and leave it to the > > user where to import it. It's possible that they will want to create a new > > database, or import it

Re: How to package a database (not program)?

2003-12-12 Thread Matt Zimmerman
On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 09:47:45PM -0800, David Braun wrote: > On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 12:42, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > I would simply include the SQL dump under /usr/share and leave it to the > > user where to import it. It's possible that they will want to create a new > > database, or import it

Re: How to package a database (not program)?

2003-12-12 Thread David Braun
On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 12:42, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > I would simply include the SQL dump under /usr/share and leave it to the > user where to import it. It's possible that they will want to create a new > database, or import it into an existing one (perhaps even with different > table names), or t