On Wed, 2002-05-22 at 07:16, Ross Burton wrote: > On Wed, 2002-05-22 at 11:52, Seth Nickell wrote: > > [snip] > > Groovy. I've started a wizard-style program for quickly upgrading > certain packages (allowing the user to select what ones to upgrade > easily -- upgrading all of tetex every week is a bit harsh on a dialup > line). Maybe this code could be absorbed into your code. > > /me checks it out from cvs > > > 1) A number of packages prompt for user input directly during > > configuration. This basically precludes use of a nice interface. Popping > > up a terminal box is not a serious solution. Things that use debconf > > work just fine of course. It would be nice to have policy that > > stipulated that direct prompting could not be done. > > Debconf allows multiple backends for the actual configuration, right? > Surely a new backend which is implemented using GNOME Druids or > something could be created, which is selected when ApplicationManger > starts installing packages and reverts back to the system defauly when > it finishes.
He said Debconf is fine - I'm assuming it's the retarded packages that don't use Debconf that are the problem. He has a valid point - those should be expressly denied by Debian policy, Lintian should throw a hissy-fit at any package that looks like it prompts w/o Debconf, etc. I would've thought this was already in Policy, but the number of packages that don't use it (Exim anyone?) are still rather high. > > Regards, > Ross > -- > Ross Burton mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > diary: http://advogato.org/person/RossBurton > PGP Fingerprint: 1A21 F5B0 D8D0 CFE3 81D4 E25A 2D09 E447 D0B4 33DF > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
