Adding modified patch from #256 -- apt now uses "responsefile" for the preseed file. This is untested, though, since I do not know how to test it.

git-svn-id: https://reductivelabs.com/svn/puppet/trunk@1753 980ebf18-57e1-0310-9a29-db15c13687c0

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb
index 96fccd7cd..75d1c9a31 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module Functions
     end
 
     # Create a new function type.
-    def self.newfunction(name, ftype = :statement, &block)
+    def self.newfunction(name, ftype = :statement, doc = nil, &block)
         @functions ||= {}
         name = symbolize(name)
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb
index b4f94fb0c..9c4478eba 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/apt.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :apt, :parent => :dpkg do
 
     commands :aptget => "/usr/bin/apt-get"
     commands :aptcache => "/usr/bin/apt-cache"
+    commands :preseed => "/usr/bin/debconf-set-selections"
 
     defaultfor :operatingsystem => :debian
 
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :apt, :parent => :dpkg do
     # Install a package using 'apt-get'.  This function needs to support
     # installing a specific version.
     def install
+        if @model[:responsefile]
+            self.preseed
+        end
         should = @model.should(:ensure)
 
         checkforcdrom()
@@ -88,6 +92,19 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :apt, :parent => :dpkg do
         end
     end
 
+	#
+	# preseeds answers to dpkg-set-selection from the "responsefile"
+	#
+    def preseed
+        if response = @model[:responsefile] && FileTest.exists?(response)
+            self.info("Preseeding %s to debconf-set-selections" % response)
+
+            preseed response
+        else 
+            self.info "No responsefile specified or non existant, not preseeding anything"
+        end
+    end
+
     def update
         self.install
     end