[Feature] Add support for conffiles
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request to add support for Debian conffiles (config files) in debcraft package metadata. Partial support added in PR #156 (installdebconf helper); more PRs to follow per maintainer comment.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer @cmatsuoka confirmed partial support was added in PR #156 (installdebconf helper) with more PRs to follow, indicating active work on this feature. The issue is a legitimate feature request with clear scope and ongoing development.
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
25.0
Staleness:
25
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
0
Issue body
Configuration files of a package are special and so need special treatment at package installation and upgrades.
They are part of the package control data and managed by the Debian package management tool:
https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/deb-conffiles.5.html
debcraft need to allow developers to specify a list of configuration files for each binary package and
list them in the conffiles that is part of the package control metadata.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
25.0
Staleness:
25
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Feature request to add support for Debian conffiles (config files) in debcraft package metadata. Partial support added in PR #156 (installdebconf helper); more PRs to follow per maintainer comment. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
20
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Feature request to add conffiles support to debcraft for managing package configuration files. Partial support was recently added in PR #156, with more work planned. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
20
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Feature request to add Debian conffiles support to debcraft. Partial implementation added in PR #156, with more PRs planned by a maintainer. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
15
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
keep open | Adds conffiles support to debcraft for Debian package configuration metadata. Partial implementation merged in PR #156, with additional PRs planned to complete the feature. Currently awaiting further contributions. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
debcraft#156
(confidence 80%)
PR #156 added the installdebconf helper which is the first step toward conffiles support. Maintainer confirmed this is partial support with more PRs to follow.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #146 [Feature] Add support for debconf config script | debcraft | open | Feature request for debconf config/templates deployment in debcraft. Triaged (Jira DEBCRAFT-67), and the core functionality has since been implemented via merged installdebconf helper PRs #156 and #162. No activity for about 4 months. |