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Re: GOBACK in kbd-chooser



>Am Fr, den 07.11.2003 schrieb Petter Reinholdtsen um 10:52:
>> > On user selecting GOBACK out of the module, exit 0, not 30.  Its not
>> > an error and main-menu shouldn't lower the debconf priority.
>> 
>> How do you expect this to work?  If the user chooses GOBACK, he expect
>> to get to the previous question, not just continue like nothing
>> happened.  Returning OK (0) will make main-menu just select the next
>> entry in the menu, right?
>
>Even worse, since the udeb will be left unconfigured it will select the
>same entry again. Wit debconf priority=high, you won't have a chance to
>break out, because the item will be selected automatically.
>
>So with the current model, the priority must be lowered to prevent such
>a deadlock.
>
>Sebastian


Ok, bad fix for a problem that was fixed properly elsewhere (in anna). Will
back out tonight when I get home. 

- Alastair


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