john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> writes:
This move should be documented somewhere and maybe emit a warning to
that effect before starting the installer:
"Incase of failure during the installation, it is recommended to restart
from scratch."
Could d-i verify that the installation was successfull and tell it to
the user?
That warning is valid (although perhaps redundant) whether using
eatmydata or not.
Trying to continue a partial install that was interrupted by a power
failure is either an amusing experiment (I suspect I've done it at some
point on that basis) or either foolhardy or pointless depending on where
the failure happened (well, unless the install was actually done).
I guess the "Instalation Complete" step of the installer could include
running a sync before announcing itself, but beyond that if you think
additional testing is required simply because something called
"eatmydata" was in use at some point, then you've not understood what it
does.
Cheers, Phil.
P.S. I am fully in favour of this change, and hope to have some time to
help with the effort shortly.