Bug#728359: debian-installer: Install bootloader earlier?

[Thiemo Nagel <thiemo.nagel@gmail.com>]

>>The only reason I can think of is that it helps prevent accidentially
>>rebooting the computer half way through the install and encountering a
>>strange half-installed system.
>
> Definitely, yes. If for some reason the installation is aborted, there
> is a good chance that the system will at least reboot to the other
> side of a dual-boot instead of leaving things dead.
>
> There are also potential issues here with ordering - the bootloaders
> may depend on quite a lot of packages and/or state in the system being
> installed.

Well, what I propose is to install the bootloader (and run the
finish.d scripts) after the base system has been installed. Or, in
other words, to postpone tasksel until after bootloader installation
(and finish.d scripts). I don't see how this could result in an
unbootable system as this is basically the same as running the
installation full-cycle without selecting anything in tasksel.

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Cheers,
Thiemo