[resent -- to list this time] 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. -- |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] HANDS.COM Ltd. |-| http://www.hands.com/ http://ftp.uk.debian.org/ |(| Hugo-Klemm-Strasse 34, 21075 Hamburg, GERMANY
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