Also see: http://www.nl.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices.en.html#s-bpp-transition
Can someone else confirm that a transitional package "pdns" as I described is a correct solution? IANADD, Justin On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 08:18:56PM +0100, Matthijs Mohlmann wrote: > On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 14:09 -0500, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 07:49:01PM +0100, Matthijs Mohlmann wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've read in the policy that you shouldn't add random notes. But i'm not > > > sure of this one: > > > > > > I have pdns and added some debconf questions and i have also moved the > > > recursor to a seperated package. The original package was pdns. Shall i > > > inform the users that the recursor now is in a seperate package? > > I would think so, if I understand the situation correctly. You should > > avoid the situation where a package upgrade breaks a DNS system > > because of functionality removed from the main package. > > > > It does not break the main DNS system. It removes the recursor which > powerdns can use to search for other domains it is not authoratitive > for. > > > I think debconf will mail root if an interface isn't available > > (imagine an upgrade script: > > for A in $HOSTS; do ssh $A aptitude update; > > ssh $A aptitude upgrade; > > done; > > ). > > > > In that case, the only email will be sent to root, who might not be > > the DNS admin and so it might take a while for the note to be > > redirected to the right person. So, debconf maybe can't handle that > > appropriately? > > > > Maybe you should have an upgrade package: pdns would become an empty > > package which depends on pdns-recursor and pdns-server. > > > I think that's the best way to go. > > > You might also add the change to the package description. > > > > Justin > > Thanks for input. > -- Justin aptitude install task-iraf saods9 eclipse sextractor x11iraf wcstools http://www.justinpryzby.com/debian/ References [1] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
