Bug#479431: Should D-I upgrade packages during pkgsel?

[Ferenc Wagner <wferi@niif.hu>]

Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl> writes:

> If we do want to do this, I guess it would have to be a separate step in 
> pkgsel, preferably _before_ running tasksel. Maybe we should somehow check 
> if there are updates available and then run an 
>     in-target aptitude --without-recommends safe-upgrade
> possibly after prompting the user whether he wants to do the upgrade or not.

Well yes.  I usually keep an in-target aptitude -y upgrade under
/usr/lib/finish-install.d...  Surely it can (and probably should) be
done better.
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Regards,
Feri.