Deprecate sympa_wizard.pl

[ikedas]

Expected Behavior

sympa_wizard.pl will be deprecated, and reasonable alternative(s) will be suggested or provided.

Current Behavior

sympa_wizard.pl is provided to install dependent modules, edit sympa.conf and so on.

Possible Solution

Currently, sympa_wizard.pl provides following functions. We have to find or implement their alternatives.

• sympa_wizard.pl
  Function: Edit current Sympa configuration.

  ⇒ Users may edit sympa.conf manually, or may use the other functions to modify configuration.

• sympa_wizard.pl --batch key=value ...
  Function: Edit in batch mode. Arguments would include pairs of parameter name and value.

  ⇒ Implement new function such as:

  sympa.pl --conf key=value ...

  sympa config key=value ...

• sympa_wizard.pl --check
  Function: Check CPAN modules needed for running Sympa.

  ⇒ Currently cpanfile is available (See details). Or, users may use package systems they prefer.

• sympa_wizard.pl --create [ --target file ]
  Function: Creates a new sympa.conf configuration file.

  ⇒ Users may compose sympa.conf manually, or may use the other functions to create and modify configuration.
  ⇒ With consensus made on Add a configure option for sympa.conf-dist location #601, implement new function such as:

  sympa config create [ --config file ]

• sympa_wizard.pl --display
  Function: Outputs all configuration parameters.

  ⇒ Implement new function such as:

  sympa.pl --conf

  sympa config show

Context

What sympa_wizard aimed were providing easy way to install dependent modules and creating initial configuration relying only upon Perl core. However, nowaday sympa_wizard.pl is not so flexible as users need.

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EDIT: 2021-12-11 Changed command line of new functions.

[racke]

I agree with the deprecation, but we need to keep in mind that it is used in the postinst script from the Debian package.

[ikedas]

I consider it. I think of preparing a minimal sympa.conf and installing it.

[dverdin]

I agree with the deprecation too. People installing Sympa for the first time tend to validate default value in batch. Plus the wizard was somewhat creating a confusion with configure.