[Debconf-devel] Bug#1018261: confmodule should be distributed separately from debconf

[Faidon Liambotis]

On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 08:56:18AM +0200, Gioele Barabucci wrote:
> could you please ship `/usr/share/debconf/confmodule{,.sh}` in a separate
> package, for example debconf-common?

In the same spirit, I think Debconf::Client::ConfModule should also be
split into its own package, as it seems entirely distinct from debconf
itself, and similar to e.g. python3-debconf in that sense.

Per established Perl conventions, perhaps something like
libdebconf-client-confmodule-perl?

The dependency transition is going to be an interesting challenge. I see
Giole has resorted to (Pre-)Depends, for the Shell part, which makes
sense given its size, and could work for Perl as well.
Debconf::Client::ConfModule is used by a tiny minority of packages
though, so perhaps something more creative can be used in the long-term,
like perhaps dh_installdebconf getting taught to add the appropriate
dependencies if necessary.

Faidon