- Add "force" test script contributed by Free Ekanayaka. This allows

adding Test-force lines to tasks that force them to be installed,
      skipped, marked, or shown, without needing to write any code,
      and may be useful for CDDs. Closes: #275303

debian/changelog

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ tasksel (2.25) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
       Closes: #292936
     - Look for desc files in /usr/local/share/tasksel too. Closes: #286170
     - Replace mozilla with firefox in desktop task. Closes: #282166
+    - Add "force" test script contributed by Free Ekanayaka. This allows
+      adding Test-force lines to tasks that force them to be installed,
+      skipped, marked, or shown, without needing to write any code,
+      and may be useful for CDDs. Closes: #275303
   * Kęstutis Biliūnas
     - Added openoffice.org-l10n-lt to lithuanian-desktop task.
     - Commented out kde-i18n-lt as the Lithuanian language currently is

tests/force

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Simple test script to automatically install/skip/mark/show tasks.
+#
+# To enable this test insert your tasks stanza a keyword like:
+#
+# Test-force: mark
+#
+case "$2" in
+	install)
+		exit 0 # do not display, but do install task
+	;;
+	skip)
+		exit 1 # do not display task
+	;;
+	mark)
+		exit 2 # display task, marked for installation
+	;;
+	show)
+		exit 3 # display task, not marked for installation
+	;;
+	*)
+		exit 1 # unknown value, skip the task
+	;;
+esac