Hi Pascal
Thank you for your feedback, I sincerely appreciate it.
Pascal Hambourg <pascal@plouf.fr.eu.org> writes:
> On 15/05/2025 at 20:43, Nicholas D Steeves wrote:
>>
>> 1. Can the fstab tab mount line generating script handle both the = and :
>> symbols? Ie, can partman-btrfs have "compress=zstd:1" in the list of
>> mount options?
>
> I do not know if cdebconf supports "=" and ":" in item names (used to
> display option descriptions).
I've since confirmed that the effect of "-o compress=zstd:1" is
correctly achieved both in the fstab and FS of the resulting
installation, but I haven't yet tested if it interacts with adding a
description.
> Also note that AFAIK partman does not currently support mutually
> exclusive options, so "compress" and "compress=zstd:1" would be treated
> as independent and non-conflicting options. Same with "discard",
> "nodiscard, "discard=sync" and "discard=async".
>
>> 2. How do I actually enable/preselect a mount option by default?
>
> AFAIK partman does not currently supports this.
Thanks for confirming; I feel a little bit better about the hours of
fruitless research!
>> 3. Should we hide dangerous options like "nobarrier" by making them
>> exclusive to expert mode? How?
>
> AFAIK partman does not currently supports this. What about a
> "(DANGEROUS!)" comment in the option description ?
That's a good idea. I used up all my free time working on other items
so didn't find an example syntax. Would it be
option ("Human description")
option "(Human Description)"
I'll test both as I wait to hear back from you or others.
Thank you,
Nicholas
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