> I'm having trouble finding documentation for the task system. Looking > at the available file on my machine, I see some packages include a > 'Task:' field. Is this something each maintainer has to add to the > control file or is it managed using an override file? Are there
There are three ways to create tasks. they are described in a README file in the tasksel source. Quoting here: =========================== On startup, the tasksel program will read /usr/share/tasksel/debian-tasks.desc for information about what tasks are available and their descriptions and sections. Next it will read /var/lib/dpkg/available. Task: fields in that file can be used to state that a package belongs to a task or tasks. Also, the package names are used to identify task packages (matching "task-*"). =========================== The task-* package name method for producing tasks is deprecated and should not be used for woody. The central debian-tasks.desc file is provided by the tasksel package and is maintained mostly by the debian boot-floppies team (please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for modification requests.) Apologies for the delay in replying.. I've been busy and this thread seems to be slipped through the cracks. randolph -- Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.TauSq.org/
