Bug#502850: debian-installer: D-I fails to process some correct (!) preseed files

["Durk Strooisma" <durk@kern.nl>]

> On Monday 20 October 2008, Durk Strooisma wrote:
>> With some (correct) preseed files, Debian Installer fails at the
>> "Download debconf preconfiguration file" step, with the message:
>
> The file is not correct as you're using line continuation _within_ the
> value field. That is *only* allowed for the partition scheme as partman
>  will ignore extra whitespace, but is not supported for other types of
> questions.
>
> Cheers,
> FJP

Okay.. alright. This explanation seems different from what I've read in the
D-I documentation:

http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apbs03.html

"A line can be split into multiple lines by appending a backslash (?\?) as
the line continuation character. A good place to split a line is after the
question name; a bad place is between type and value."

Splitting up a value is not mentioned here, nor as good place, nor as bad
place. I guess this should be listed as bad practise as well, to prevent
this usage.

Anyhow, thanks for the information! This explains the strange behaviour.

Durk