Package: autopkgtest Severity: wishlist Hi,
It would be great if autopkgtest were to include a method to test debconf scripts. This could be done by creating a custom debconf frontend that takes answers to questions from autopkgtest rather than from the user. The system could automatically permutate values over various runs (e.g., install the package once while answering "yes" to a boolean, and once while answering "no" to a boolean) For templates which could have a potentially infinite number of answers, either the maintainer could enter the possible range in the autopkgtest configuration (or, better yet, in the template, though that would require changes to the debconf spec), or the system could use a limited number of random values. Also, for templates which have a limited but large number of answers (e.g., the locales package), it might be good to have a way to specify that the system doesn't need to try *all* possible permutations. Regards, -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 4.0.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=nl_BE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=nl_BE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages autopkgtest depends on: ii apt-utils 1.0.9.9 ii libdpkg-perl 1.17.25 ii procps 2:3.3.9-9 ii python3 3.4.2-2 ii python3-debian 0.1.27 Versions of packages autopkgtest recommends: ii autodep8 0.1 Versions of packages autopkgtest suggests: pn lxc <none> ii qemu-system 1:2.3+dfsg-3 ii qemu-utils 1:2.3+dfsg-3 pn schroot <none> -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
