Bug#760032: asterisk-config-custom

[Geert Stappers]

On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 09:17:18AM +0300, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2014 at 07:50:04AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > [ ... submit bug report ... ]
> > 
> > I mean that the Asterisk package should provide tools
> > to make `asterisk-config-custom` packages.
> > At least it would be nice if it has such support.
> 
> For a specialized installation of mine I maintain a certain
> minimalistic package that provides asterisk-config-custom. Just for the
> kicks I had modules.conf disable automatic module loading.

I think we all have "a specialized installation" which
is a modified version of package `asterisk-config`.

Getting such installations in `asterisk-config-custom`
is the goal for this bug report.

> Building yet another package was very simple with dh.
> I see no reason to try to script it (though others may disagree).

Done as https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=10;filename=asterisk-config-custom;att=1;bug=760032


> Having a skeleton of a minimalistic package may be useful and may save
> work as a better starting point: an empty configuration is not usable.
> Would a directory with minimal working configuration be of use?

(Assuming that "minimal working _Asterisk_ configuration" is ment)

Yes, that would be usefull.
Making the minimal working Asterisk configuration easy to install
and to avoid the 

|  ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
|  ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
|    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
|     Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
|     N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
|       D     : show the differences between the versions
|       Z     : start a shell to examine the situation
|  The default action is to keep your current version.

dialog upon upgrading Asterisk is the reason for requesting support
for asterisk-config-custom.


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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Package: asterisk
Depends: ... , asterisk-config (= ${source:Version}) | asterisk-config-custom,