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Re: util-linux switch from slang to ncurses



25.02.2011 16:53, Bastian Blank wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 04:40:41PM +0300, Michael Tokarev wrote:
>> 25.02.2011 16:18, Bastian Blank wrote:
>>> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 01:16:31PM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
>>>> we're considering switching util-linux from slang to ncurses as per
>>>> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=581631 .  Do you have
>>>> any input on that, apart from the obvious one that is that we need to
>>>> have an ncurses-udeb before making the change?
>>> Build the d-i version with slang.
>> Why, or what for?
> 
> Because d-i uses slang/newt everywhere else. So no need to introduce
> something new solely for cfdisk.

That's a good enough explanation, I didn't know it's used
everywhere else too.

>>> In the long term, we may just drop it.
>> Is it used now?
> 
> So what?

So that's a valid point, thanks!

/mjt


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