> The bug is in slapd for including this text in its debconf template: > > "The default is /var/backups/slapd-VERSION" > > This comes under the heading of not referring to debconf UI in a > template. Just as you don't know how debconf will choose to present a > yes/no question and thus "say yes" constructions should be avoided, you > don't know how or if a given debconf frontend handles default values[1]. > Indeed a static template such as this one doesn't even know for sure > what the default value _is_; it could have been overriden.
Interesting to know. I indeed just nagged the openldap package maintainers (especially Torsten who kindly followed all my suggestions) to have the debconf templates more DTSG-compliant (and, for instance, remove a few "say yes" instances). However, I didn't knew about that specific argument to avoid mentioning default values in static templates. This is a very interesting argument to have when requesting for templates changes. I have already felt that templates mentioning the default values is absolutely useless anyway, as everyone is capable of figuring WHAT default values are by just looking at what is currently in the field..:-). So, most of the time, templates saying "The default value is....." is just useless verbosity (and annoyance to translators). I should write some additionnal recommendations about this in the chapter about debconf templates in the DR manual. I suppose you agree with me stealing your own words for that, Joey? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
