[Pkg-openldap-devel] Re: db_input use in postinst

[Torsten Landschoff]

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Hi Steve,=20

On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 01:08:03AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> I noticed you added=20
>=20
> +  * Check lintian warning: Postinst uses db_input. I think the usage is
> +    okay as it is an error message IIRC which is also output using cat
> +    in case debconf is not available.
> =20
> to the debian/TODO.  Yes, use of db_input for displaying error messages is
> perfectly ok in a postinst; it's arguably the *only* valid use of debconf
> notes.  Do you want to add a lintian override for this, or can this comme=
nt
> be removed from the TODO?

I want lintian to be silent for slapd so yes, this will stay for adding
the override. Is there a sane way to do that BTW? The last time I did
that I have to install a file into /usr/share/lintian/overrides. Which
is awkward, I'd say.

> Also, note that debconf is *always* available by the time the postinst ru=
ns,
> because it's a dependency of slapd; so if there are any instances of cat
> being used just for this reason, they ought to be removed.

It's always available in preinst now as well :))

Greetings

	Torsten

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