Documentation of debconf on the Debian Policy? (was: Re: Package's configure script)

2005-12-26 Thread Rogério Brito
On Dec 25 2005, Russ Allbery wrote: > Policy describes the config script in section 3.10.1. A reference in > the maintainer scripts section would probably be a good idea. Ah, then that would explain it... The copy of the policy that I used as reference is the one at http://www.debian.org/doc/debi

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Russ Allbery
Lionel Elie Mamane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Ah yeah, this seems to contain the information. Thanks a lot. Is there a > good reason it is not in the policy? If not, I'll file a bug to get it > there. Policy describes the config script in section 3.10.1. A reference in the maintainer scripts

Policy documentation on debconf (was: Re: Package's configure script)

2005-12-25 Thread Rogério Brito
Hi, Lionel. On Dec 25 2005, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 05:37:11PM -0200, Rogério Brito wrote: > > But you question below left me with an impression that it could be > > related to the config script of the package that is made to use > > debconf stuff in a package. Is this

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 09:57:33PM +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 09:24:38AM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 01:47:46PM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: > >> On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 01:32:53PM +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > > >>> I can't find an

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 05:37:11PM -0200, Rogério Brito wrote: > On Dec 25 2005, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: >> I can't find any mention of the configure script of packages in >> section 6 of the policy. > But you question below left me with an impression that it could be > related to the config sc

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 09:24:38AM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 01:47:46PM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 01:32:53PM +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: >>> I can't find any mention of the configure script of packages in >>> section 6 of the policy.

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Rogério Brito
Hi, Lionel and others. On Dec 25 2005, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > I can't find any mention of the configure script of packages in > section 6 of the policy. I see that many others have replied regarding the auto* configure script. But you question below left me with an impression that it could

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 03:51:44PM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: > On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 09:24:38AM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > > > AFAIK there is/can be a configure target in debian/rules. > > Or, are you talking about ./debian/rules configure target, which > > probably just calls ./configu

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread gregor herrmann
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 09:24:38AM -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > AFAIK there is/can be a configure target in debian/rules. > Or, are you talking about ./debian/rules configure target, which > probably just calls ./configure, or maybe sets up some symlinks or > such? That's what I meant. grego

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 01:47:46PM +0100, gregor herrmann wrote: > On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 01:32:53PM +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > > > I can't find any mention of the configure script of packages in > > section 6 of the policy. Can somebody please point me to a reference > > of how and when

Re: Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread gregor herrmann
On Sun, Dec 25, 2005 at 01:32:53PM +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote: > I can't find any mention of the configure script of packages in > section 6 of the policy. Can somebody please point me to a reference > of how and when it is run (what arguments, etc)? AFAIK there is/can be a configure target

Package's configure script

2005-12-25 Thread Lionel Elie Mamane
Hi, I can't find any mention of the configure script of packages in section 6 of the policy. Can somebody please point me to a reference of how and when it is run (what arguments, etc)? Thanks, -- Lionel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?