Re: AutoRPM
First: You're very right that it should be possible to make the
installation non-interactive, or at least postpone interactiveness.
> I've tried to categorize what package post-install scripts do, I think
> it can be broken down into:
>
> 1. Variable setting (boolean and string-valued settings)
> 2. Scripts that take the values and configure the package
> 3. Batch operations (glimpse/man indexing, menu creation)
> 4. Custom interactive programs. (X configuration, maybe MIME
> configuration).
It's a bit different, but we shouldn't forget it: dpkg is interactive
itself when installing new versions of modified conffiles. It asks
whether to use your own version or the maintainer's. I've written for
myself a little script that tries to merge the changes from both
sides, which works for me so far, but isn't very elaborated yet. With
the script, I always say 'N' (use my own version) and merge later.
Maybe this scheme could be a basis for making dpkg non-interactive,
too.
> IMHO, we should address these by:
[...]
Sounds good so far.
Roman
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