Re: graphical apt, trials and tribulations
On Wed, 2002-05-22 at 07:16, Ross Burton wrote:
> On Wed, 2002-05-22 at 11:52, Seth Nickell wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> Groovy. I've started a wizard-style program for quickly upgrading
> certain packages (allowing the user to select what ones to upgrade
> easily -- upgrading all of tetex every week is a bit harsh on a dialup
> line). Maybe this code could be absorbed into your code.
>
> /me checks it out from cvs
>
> > 1) A number of packages prompt for user input directly during
> > configuration. This basically precludes use of a nice interface. Popping
> > up a terminal box is not a serious solution. Things that use debconf
> > work just fine of course. It would be nice to have policy that
> > stipulated that direct prompting could not be done.
>
> Debconf allows multiple backends for the actual configuration, right?
> Surely a new backend which is implemented using GNOME Druids or
> something could be created, which is selected when ApplicationManger
> starts installing packages and reverts back to the system defauly when
> it finishes.
He said Debconf is fine - I'm assuming it's the retarded packages that
don't use Debconf that are the problem. He has a valid point - those
should be expressly denied by Debian policy, Lintian should throw a
hissy-fit at any package that looks like it prompts w/o Debconf, etc.
I would've thought this was already in Policy, but the number of
packages that don't use it (Exim anyone?) are still rather high.
>
> Regards,
> Ross
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