[Pkg-roundcube-maintainers] Bug#617754: [Vincent Bernat] Re: Bug#617754: Non-interactive debconf setup of roundcube fails

[Thomas Goirand]

On 03/11/2011 03:11 PM, Vincent Bernat wrote:
> Setting the  default database to sqlite  may fail also  because the
> user may  install  roundcube-mysql  and  roundcube-core  and  have
> no  mysql database configured  on his  host (and no  valid sqlite
> installation as well).

Well, my solution gives a working path at least, with everything working
by default if you apt-get install roundcube-sqlite.

You can always leave the package unconfigured (but still with
installation completed) if running in non-interactive and
roundcube-mysql installed, and until user does a dpkg-reconfigure.

> This database  choice question  is a high  priority question  and
> policy allows to  abort if there is  no sensible default possible.
> This is the case.  I can  push sqlite  first in  the list  but the
> installation may still fail.

No, the policy allows you to have a non-working package until it is
properly configured (in which case, I would advise to deny access to
roundcube with an error message when someone tries to browse it). But
the policy doesn't allow you to have a *broken* postinst that fails if
not configured.

In other words, you are allowed to install your package even if it wont
work as-is, without the administrator intervention. But not to break
dpkg/apt in the process!

Thomas