From 7ecf2566a47e1ba6058f552d6a710d035111069e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lars <lars@systemausfall.org>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:02:43 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] * work around the broken python-clearsilver package for
 ubuntu jaunty (9.04)  * finally fixes #220  * related to:
 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clearsilver/+bug/386970

---
 debian/cryptobox-server.init | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)

diff --git a/debian/cryptobox-server.init b/debian/cryptobox-server.init
index 874d13d..b1ccdfe 100644
--- a/debian/cryptobox-server.init
+++ b/debian/cryptobox-server.init
@@ -46,8 +46,50 @@ OPTIONS="-B --pidfile=$PIDFILE --config=$CONF_FILE --logfile=$LOGFILE --host=$HO
 test -e "$DAEMON" || exit 0
 
 
+# this test is specific for ubuntu, which currently lacks python-clearsilver
+# support for pythpn 2.6
+# see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clearsilver/+bug/386970
+check_python_version() {
+	MODULE_CHECK="import neo_cgi, neo_util, neo_cs"
+	PYTHON_EXEC_25="/usr/bin/python2.5"
+	PYTHON_EXEC_24="/usr/bin/python2.4"
+	if "$PYTHON_EXEC" -c "$MODULE_CHECK" 2>/dev/null; then
+		# everything is fine
+		return 0
+	else
+		if which "$PYTHON_EXEC_25" >/dev/null; then
+			if "$PYTHON_EXEC_25" -c "$MODULE_CHECK" 2>/dev/null; then
+				PYTHON_EXEC="$PYTHON_EXEC_25"
+				return 0
+			 else
+				log_daemon_msg "The python-clearsilver package is not installed"
+				log_end_msg 1
+				return 1
+			 fi
+		 fi
+		if which "$PYTHON_EXEC_24" >/dev/null; then
+			if "$PYTHON_EXEC_24" -c "$MODULE_CHECK" 2>/dev/null; then
+				PYTHON_EXEC="$PYTHON_EXEC_24"
+				return 0
+			 else
+				log_daemon_msg "The python-clearsilver package is not installed"
+				log_end_msg 1
+				return 1
+			 fi
+		 fi
+		# no useable python version installed
+		log_daemon_msg "Failed to use clearsilver with your current python version."
+		log_daemon_msg "Please install pyhton2.5 (aptitude install python2.5)."
+		log_end_msg 1
+	 fi
+}
+
+
 case "$1" in
 	start )
+		# check if the default python version supports clearsilver
+		# change the used python interpreter if possible
+		check_python_version || exit 1
 		# create the directory of the pid file if necessary
 		PIDDIR=$(dirname "$PIDFILE")
 		if [ ! -d "$PIDDIR" ]