Package: lirc
Version: 0.7.1pre2-6
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
Some variables in my /etc/lirc/hardware.conf (attached) are set in an
indented line. lirc's postinst fails to detect that these are
correctly set, and adds lines to set these. I simply deleted these
lines at first, but they are of course re-added on the next upgrade...
(Isn't modifying a conffile a policy violation as well? Anyway, I'd
prefer a debconf question: "Your hardware.conf seems broken? [Fix it
for me] [I will fix it myself] [Don't tell me again]")
I am attaching a simple-minded patch that at least handles indented
lines. Perhaps a better strategy would be to source hardware.conf and
check if the variables are then set.
# /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
#
# Arguments which will be used when launching lircd
LIRCD_ARGS=""
#Don't start lircmd even if there seems to be a good config file
START_LIRCMD=false
#Try to load appropriate kernel modules
LOAD_MODULES=true
# Run "lircd --driver=help" for a list of supported drivers.
# If DEVICE is set to /dev/lirc and devfs is in use /dev/lirc/0 will be
# automatically used instead
if [ $(uname -r | cut -d. -f2) -le 4 ]; then
MODULES="lirc_dev lirc_i2c"
DRIVER="default"
DEVICE="/dev/lirc"
else
MODULES="bttv ir-kbd-i2c"
DRIVER="dev/input"
DEVICE="/dev/input/event2"
fi
# Default configuration files for your hardware if any
LIRCD_CONF="hauppauge/lircd.conf.hauppauge"
LIRCMD_CONF="hauppauge/lircmd.conf.hauppauge"
--- /var/lib/dpkg/info/lirc.postinst 2005-03-28 23:11:49.000000000 +0200
+++ /var/lib/dpkg/info/lirc.postinst+ 2005-04-04 20:01:19.608919424 +0200
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
local VAR
for VAR in DRIVER MODULES DEVICE LIRCD_CONF LIRCMD_CONF
do
- if ! grep -q "^$VAR\>" /etc/lirc/hardware.conf; then
+ if ! grep -q "^[ ]*$VAR\>" /etc/lirc/hardware.conf; then
echo "$VAR=\"UNCONFIGURED\"" >> /etc/lirc/hardware.conf
fi
done
