Bug#502394: fai-client: Softupdates hang during update of config files

2008-10-16 Thread Axel Freyn
Package: fai-client Version: 3.2.10 Severity: important Using FAI version 3.2.10 on Lenny (both Clients and Server). We need the softupdate functionality. The basic install works fine with our configuration file, however during soft-updates the installations stops, whenever configuration files,

Bug#502394: fai-client: Softupdates hang during update of config files

2008-10-16 Thread Thomas Lange
I think this is not an important bug. I do not like to force those options for every softupdate. Another approach could be, that the admin is resposible for setting his prefered options in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d, when doing softupdtes. If FAI forces the options that you proposed, it's not possible

Bug#502394: fai-client: Softupdates hang during update of config files

2008-10-16 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Thursday 16 October 2008 10:46, Thomas Lange wrote: I think this is not an important bug. Huh? important: a bug which has a major effect on the usability of a package, without rendering it completely unusable to everyone. Breaking softupdates with aptitude (the recommended apt-tool)

Bug#502394: fai-client: Softupdates hang during update of config files

2008-10-16 Thread Henning Glawe
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:46:58AM +0200, Thomas Lange wrote: Another approach could be, that the admin is resposible for setting his prefered options in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d, when doing softupdtes. If this is at least the way I do it. FAI forces the options that you proposed, it's not

Bug#502394: fai-client: Softupdates hang during update of config files

2008-10-16 Thread Axel Freyn
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:46:58AM +0200, Thomas Lange wrote: I think this is not an important bug. I do not like to force those options for every softupdate. That is of course a good argument. But: These options are already used at some points during the softupdate - I would at least propose