tags 502761 patch thanks Introducing debconf support in a package that doesn't use it already is IO too invasive and risking breakage.
So, I recommend simply commenting the call to "emacspeakconfig" in postinst as of now so that this package can be released for lenny. A patch is attached. I plan to build an NMU unless the maintainer is OK to upload himself...or find another solution (but, again, hasty debconf introduction would seem too risky for me) ? --
diff -Nru emacspeak-26.0.old/debian/postinst emacspeak-26.0/debian/postinst
--- emacspeak-26.0.old/debian/postinst 2008-10-25 13:29:00.194881985 +0200
+++ emacspeak-26.0/debian/postinst 2008-10-25 13:30:00.242729827 +0200
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
fi
fi
-emacspeakconfig -i
+# Commented as this implies prompting without using
+# debconf. See #502761
+# emacspeakconfig -i
# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
# generated by other debhelper scripts.
diff -Nru emacspeak-26.0.old/debian/README.Debian emacspeak-26.0/debian/README.Debian
--- emacspeak-26.0.old/debian/README.Debian 2008-10-25 13:29:00.194881985 +0200
+++ emacspeak-26.0/debian/README.Debian 2008-10-25 13:31:18.994729859 +0200
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
gets configuration parameters from /etc/emacspeak.conf and starts
emacs with emacspeak support.
+Before it is used, Emacspeak must be configured by root, by running
+'emacspeakconfig -i'.
+
Several "flavors" of emacs may be installed at the same time (emacs20,
emacs21, xemacs21, etc.). In accordance with the Debian emacs policy,
emacspeak is byte-compiled separately for each supported flavor -
@@ -85,3 +88,5 @@
James R. Van Zandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mon Jan 30 21:36:59 EST 2006
+
+ -- Christian Perrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:31:18 z
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