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Hi!

Is it possible to source a transform operation with user prompt during installation? That is to say, to combine debconf with config-package-dev.

I took a quick look to https://debathena.mit.edu/config-package-dev/ and to the mailing list archive but I couldn't find anything related.

Thanks!

Alejandro

Adding 'diversion of /etc/issue to /etc/issue.kicksecure-orig by kicksecure-base-files'
dpkg-divert: warning: diverting file '/etc/issue' from an Essential package with rename is dangerous, use --no-rename
Adding 'diversion of /etc/motd to /etc/motd.kicksecure-orig by kicksecure-base-files'
Adding 'diversion of /etc/skel/.bashrc to /etc/skel/.bashrc.kicksecure-orig by kicksecure-base-files'
dpkg-divert: warning: diverting file '/etc/skel/.bashrc' from an Essential package with rename is dangerous, use --no-rename

Quote https://manpages.debian.org/testing/dpkg/dpkg-divert.1.en.html

--rename
Actually move the file aside (or back). dpkg-divert will abort operation in case the destination file already exists. This is the common behavior used for diversions of files from the non-Essential package set (see --no-rename for more details).

--no-rename
Specifies that the file should not be renamed while adding or removing the diversion into the database (since dpkg 1.19.1). This is intended for diversions of files from the Essential package set, where the temporary disappearance of the original file is not acceptable, as it can render the system non-functional. This is the default behavior, but that will change in the dpkg 1.20.x cycle.

Would it make sense to use --no-rename generally?

What is the disadvantage of --no-rename?

I posted about this on the mailing list, but no one saw it. I figured I would post here in case someone happens to be monitoring these issues.

Question: Is there a method for converting a "transform" operation into a "displace" operation?

I currently am developing a package that already has a "transform" of a conffile. I would like to, instead, displace this conffile and then install my own version written from scratch...

Is this something that config-package-dev allows?

Thanks!

Several Debathena packages use a transform script that's something like perl -0pe 's/^foo$/bar/m or die' to get the effect of sed s/^foo$/bar/ but cause a build-time error if the regex doesn't match anything. We should document this and why it works.

See for instance https://github.com/mit-athena/ssh-client-config/blob/master/debian/transform_ssh_config.debathena