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Re: Bug#286180: [installation-guide] manual could reflect debconf serverity level



Hi,

Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de> wrote:
> 
> Matt Taggart <taggart@debian.org> wrote:
> > Since it is possible to run debian installer at different debconf severity 
> > levels (and make versions of d-i that run in those levels by defaults) it 
> > would be cool if the debian-installation-manual was structured in such a way 
> > that you could build different guides for the different levels. This way a 
> > user at less than priority low could follow the install and not be confused by 
> > explainations of questions they aren't being asked.
> > 
> > Ideally there would be a way to tag things in the XML to do this, but if 
> > something like that isn't possible then the document _could_ be restructured 
> > to separate sections and then have a Makefile sort it all out.
> > 
> > This would be cool but would probably take some work both initially and 
> > on-going as the manual was maintained. Filing at severity wishlist.
> 
> Introducing different variants of the manual could also add some irritation
> or complexity to users, when they use the wrong variant, and cannot find a
> said chapter, or the like.
> 
> Given the age of this bug (2004) and the manpower in the team, I would close 
> this as wont-fix.
> 
> Objections?

No objections, so I close this bug.


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