Bug#502850: debian-installer: D-I fails to process some correct (!) preseed files
On Monday 20 October 2008, Durk Strooisma wrote:
> 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.
It also says:
Put only a single space or tab between type and value: any additional
whitespace will be interpreted as belonging to the value.
That can be expanded to "any additional whitespace inside the value is
interpreted as belonging to the value. However, you are correct that we
do not explicitly mention it.
Another reason your preseed file is incorrect is that you're missing a tab
or space after "tasksel tasksel/first multiselect". An empty value is
allowed, but you still need the separator between the type and the value.
It may well be that that is the real cause for the error.
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