[Pkg-sql-ledger-discussion] another evaluation: 1.3.15-2

[Robert James Clay]

On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 17:06 -0400, Antoine Beaupré wrote:

> The darn contrib directory
> ==========================
> 
> I still had to configure the contrib_dir. Now I know I had to, but even
> then: I forgot, so I hit this cryptic message in the web interface:
> 
> Cannot find Contrib script tablefunc.sql in /usr/share/pgsql/contrib/.
> Please point your contrib_dir directive in your ledgersmb.conf to the
> appropriate location
> 
> I think it would be useful to have some text displayed in postinst or
> maybe debconf that would explain how to finish the configuration.

   Think I'll add a note advising about the package README.Debian to at
least the "Configure LedgerSMB automatically?" template, and also add
such a note to the NEWS file.

>  I somehow expect Debian packages to be fully functional when they are
> installed, or at least tell me how to make them work.

  I do see some possibilities with debconf/dbconf/ucf for being able
to automatically set such things as the Pg contrib directory setting as
well as other configuration items but that won't be until I can get a
better handle on how to do it.

   But you're thinking that without that and perhaps even when the
ledgersmb role is set up properly, a note should be added for during the
installation, explicitly pointing to more information about the setup?
(Which will be in the README.Debian file...)





Jame