Re: Turning off backup
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 11:25:14AM +0100, Martin Sjögren wrote:
> I want a way to turn off backup support in cdebconf. It makes absolutely
> no sense to have a backup button on the question that follows a "fatal"
> question like autopartkit's "can I go ahead and wreck your hard drive?"
>
> Programs that have their own loops may also want to control when and
> where you can back up.
>
> Until we figure out a way to back up from the main menu
I am afraid this is not feasible.
> (the problem is programs with several questions and state...), it
> should not be possible to back up from the main menu.
>
> These are the examples I could think of right now.
>
> What's the best interface for this? Three suggestions (in order of
> preference):
> db_capb nobackup
> db_capb -backup
> db_nocapb backup
If you want to disable <back> button for a specific question, having
a 'nobackup' flag seems more appropriate.
Denis
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