On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 04:26:01PM +0100, Denis Barbier wrote: > > Document that safe_debconf() should not be used with db_get or db_metaget > > commands; the return is only meaningful if the exit status of the debconf > > command is zero, which should be checked directly and not via a middle-man > > like safe_debconf(). > > And when you add support for backing up, exit status of db_go and db_input > commands must also be checked, this is why IMO this function is useless. Well, I haven't added support for backing up yet, so IMO it's not useless. I get the feeling you do not understand why I have a shell-lib.sh file at all. Please look at the number of maintainer scripts in the xfree86 package and think for a few minutes. -- G. Branden Robinson | If you wish to strive for peace of Debian GNU/Linux | soul, then believe; if you wish to branden@debian.org | be a devotee of truth, then http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | inquire. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
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