Bug#971438: Debconf variable names not "automation friendly"

Ryan Tandy ryan at nardis.ca
Sun Oct 18 17:25:21 BST 2020


Control: tag -1 wontfix

Hi. Thanks again for your suggestion to improve the debconf variable 
names.

I agree with you that the names could be better, but I decided it's not 
worth breaking existing setups over.

I'm marking this wontfix, but will keep it in mind in case the debconf 
scripts are reworked in the future, if there could be an opportunity to 
improve the variable names.

As far as the variable descriptions, the canonical location where they 
live is in the source package:

https://sources.debian.org/src/openldap/stable/debian/slapd.templates
https://sources.debian.org/src/openldap/stable/debian/po/

You can also find those templates in /var/lib/dpkg/info/slapd.templates 
after installing the package. Please also feel free to write to the 
team mailing list (pkg-openldap-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org) if you 
have any questions about the variables or how they are used.

thanks,
Ryan



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