[cdebconf] New EXTERNAL command (was Re: Slow redraws in the debootstrap stage)

[barbier@linuxfr.org (Denis Barbier)]

On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 12:54:15PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
[...]
> > I believe that all we need is an EXTERNAL cdebconf command, which
> > runs its arguments on another console and waits for its child to
> > finish.  The di-utils-shell could then simply become
> >   #! /bin/sh
> >   . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
> >   db_external /bin/sh
> 
> I think this might be a good idea, but it should just tear down the
> current debconf UI (if necessary, not for X), then run the program and
> then set up the UI again.

Implemented in the cdebconf_external branch, tested with text and newt
frontends.  Enjoy ;)

Denis