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Re: r34803 - trunk/packages/preseed/debian



On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 05:41:38PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Thursday 09 February 2006 17:10, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > -if ! db_get preseed/url || [ -z "$RET" ] ; then
> > +db_get preseed/url || true
> > +if [ -z "$RET" ]; then
> >  	set_preseed_url
> >  fi
> 
> Please explain why this change was made. Your commit message does not give 
> any clue, except maybe for vague aesthetic reasons?
> 
> Why is the old code better? Because $RET will contain an error message in 
> some cases if db_get returns non-zero. The new code fails to check the 
> return code of the db_get command.
> So you are now possibly setting your URL with random values.

Mmm, I see. Thanks for telling.

I have now moved the test for a sane preseed/url
 to 'network-preseed.isinstallable'


GSt

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