[Touch-packages] [Bug 1919314] Re: debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed

2021-03-16 Thread David Kalnischkies
The message can not be shown only if the package is going to ask questions as debconf would need to extract the questions beforehand (and find none) for that to work – but it can't do that without apt-utils. :) Not sure about the stderr vs. stdout, I guess the rational is that its more important

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1919314] Re: debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed

2021-03-16 Thread kalvdans
I suggest printing the message on stdout instead of stderr to emphasize that it is an informal message and not a warning. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1919314

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1919314] Re: debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed

2021-03-16 Thread kalvdans
Thanks David for the explanation. Would it be possible to silence the message for packages that doesn't need to ask questions? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu.

[Touch-packages] [Bug 1919314] Re: debconf: delaying package configuration, since apt-utils is not installed

2021-03-16 Thread David Kalnischkies
apt-utils is not required & this is not a warning (in the sense of an unimportant error), but an information why debconf isn't asking questions to configure all packages upfront at the start of the run, but will ask questions (if any) while the packages are actually installed as needed potentially