Implement token substitution in debconf files
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Closed and superseded by Jira ticket DEBCRAFT-71. Token substitution for debconf files was not implemented. The request was abandoned in this repository.
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When the `dh_installdebconf` debhelper processes the package.config script, it runs a token expansion search. All valid tokens must follow the strict regex format `#[A-Za-z0-9_.+]+#`. The installdebconf helper in Debcraft must also replace these tokens.
The built-in tokens available for substitution inside package.config are:
* `#DEB_HOST_NAME#`: The architecture name the package is being built for (e.g. amd64, arm64).
* `#DEB_BUILD_NAME#`: The architecture name of the machine doing the building.
* `#DEB_TARGET_NAME#`: The target architecture name (primarily used when building compiler toolchains).
* `#ENV.NAME#`: The environment variable NAME exported at build time.
* `#PACKAGE#`: Replaced by the concrete name of the binary package currently being processed.
We can set `#DEB_TARGET_NAME#` to the build-for architecture for now. Support for custom tokens (defined with `-DTOKEN=value`) can be added later. `#DEBHELPER#` will be handled later by the installdeb helper.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed and superseded by Jira ticket DEBCRAFT-71. Token substitution for debconf files was not implemented. The request was abandoned in this repository. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed and abandoned. Synced to Jira ticket DEBCRAFT-71 for tracking. No code was merged or implemented, leaving debconf token substitution unaddressed. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
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15
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
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keep open | Feature request to implement token substitution in debhelper's package.config processing for Debcraft. Currently triaged and linked to internal Jira ticket DEBCRAFT-71, awaiting implementation. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #162 feat(installdebconf): token substitution | debcraft | merged | Merged an update implementing token substitution for template config files in dh_installdebconf. Approved, passed CI, and closed issue 159. The change adds 216 lines across 5 files to enable environment variable lookup. |