On Monday 17 December 2007, Joey Hess wrote: > Frans Pop wrote: > > Log: > > After recent changes in apt-install, we need to tell console-data not > > to display its keymap/policy question when it is being installed during > > a D-I installation. console-data (>= 2:1.04-2) will check for the > > existence of the file /tmp/debian-installer/keymap-policy-default to > > suppress the question; create that file in /target before calling > > apt-install. > > How was this value chosen? See #456029 and especially #452331. Both BRs were discussed on the list and I did ask for alternative suggestions. I had hoped for a reaction from either you or Colin to my proposal. However, Christian did not leave very much time before applying my patch which probably meant that he did not see alternatives either. > I don't feel that relying on files in /tmp is > a good or safe thing. Any user could create that file if they wanted to > mess with the console-data install (post-di). While the actual > exploitability value seems nil, using files in /tmp for communication is > not a good idea. I agree in principle but could not come up with a better solution. Again, see #452331. (Not sure why console-tools is being CCed here as the relevant packages are console-common and console-data.)
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