Package: debconf
Version: 1.4.48
Severity: important
/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/debconf.py
def runFrontEnd():
if not os.environ.has_key('DEBIAN_HAS_FRONTEND'):
os.environ['PERL_DL_NONLAZY']='1'
os.execv(_frontEndProgram, [_frontEndProgram, sys.executable]+sys.argv)
If my config program is called 'foo'.
The os.execv() will execute the frontend as follows:
os.execv(/usr/share/debconf/frontend,
[/usr/share/debconf/frontend, /usr/bin/python, 'foo'])
With debug turned on, this is what I see:
$ ./foo
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open
/var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file..
debconf (developer): Trying /usr/bin/python.templates
debconf (developer): Trying /usr/share/debconf/templates/python.templates
debconf (developer): Couldn't find a templates file.
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is
debconf (developer): starting /usr/bin/python ./foo
I believe the proper os.execv() called should be:
os.execv(_frontEndProgram, [_frontEndProgram]+sys.argv)
Which results in the follow debug info:
$ ./foo
debconf: DbDriver "passwords" warning: could not open
/var/cache/debconf/passwords.dat: Permission denied
debconf (developer): frontend started
debconf (developer): Trying to find a templates file..
debconf (developer): Trying ./foo.templates
debconf (developer): I guess it is ./foo.templates
debconf (developer): frontend running, package name is
debconf (developer): starting ./foo
debconf (developer): <-- VERSION 2
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages debconf depends on:
ii debconf-i18n 1.4.48 full internationalization support
ii perl-base 5.8.4-8 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis
-- debconf information:
* debconf/priority: medium
* debconf/frontend: Dialog
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