Bug#228839: Should re-ask the debconf-priority question at the end of base-config

[Gaudenz Steinlin <gaudenz@soziologie.ch>]

Am Mit, den 21.01.2004 schrieb Joey Hess um 18:34:
> Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
> > I don't quite understand your proposal, but I think the best fix for
> > this issue would be to not set the cdebconf priority at the end of the
> > install in base-config but to set it to the initial cdebconf priority.
> > Like that installs in expert mode in d-i would have expert mode
> > questions in base-config and normal installs would run base-config at
> > high.
> 
> I'm not sure I understand your proposal..
:-)
I will try to explain it again.
> 
> The way it works right now is the cdebconf priority is saved at the end
> of the install, and propigated from base-config to debconf. This does
> have the effect Christian dislikes (and I rather dislike it too).
As I understood Christain the actual priority at the end of the install
is propagated to base-config. If you encounterd an error at the end of
the install, then this is lower than the priority you started your
install with. 
As it is very unlikely that if you had an error in d-i you will have to
recover from this in base-config I suggested to not copy the actual
priority value but to copy the value the user initially choose for the
install. 
> 
> > At the end of base-config there could be a debconf priority question at
> > priority medium. That way experts can choose if the still want to be
> > experts or if the want to continue at medium or high. Was that your
> > proposal?
> 
> I dislike the idea of asking about debconf priority in base-config
> myself.
I just thought that it might be nice for people doing an expert install
to raise the priority at the end of base-config. But I don't think this
is important because experts should be able to change the priority
themself.

Gaudenz