Re: base-config, kbd and console-tools
On Sat, Feb 28, 2004 at 11:08:59AM +0000, Alastair McKinstry wrote:
> Am Aoine, 2004-02-27 ag 06:52, scríobh Denis Barbier:
> > Hi,
> >
> > is there any reason why base-config depends on console-tools instead
> > of "console-tools | console-utilities"?
>
> Should work, but I'm not sure of the advantage: base-config almost
> always just gets run at installation, so console-tools will be chosen.
Because we can then test kbd without having to uninstall base-config.
[...]
> Ok, A summary of status and plans:
>
> The reasons console-(tools|data) still exist are:
> (1) A number of developers have threatened/promised to restart work
> "post sarge". (*)
> (2) Until recently at least, kbd was unmaintained within debian, and had
> less integration: console-tools, etc using debconf.
Console-data uses debconf, not console-tools. Kbd and console-tools
seem to be alternative for the same programs, at least in Debian.
> Recently, Wartan has packaged more recent versions o kbd; I'd need to
> investigate its debianisation to check if (3) is still true.
What is (3)?
> I have been reluctant to get involved in the kbd package as I feel a
> degree of redundancy on such an essential package is useful.
Huh? Redundancy is duplication of work, nothing more.
Denis
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