Bug#408910: linux-image-2.6.18-4-686: linux-image postinst breaks debconf by writing to stdout

[Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>]

Hi,

        Actually, this is by design: not redirecting stdout allows the
 hook scripts to use debconf to talk to the user using debconf; and I
 know for sure there are hook scripts that are being used
 interactively.

        The kernel-img.conf(5) man page has some language warning that
 any scripts added to the hook should not write to stdout (the
 language of the man page needs to be improved). So, this is a problem
 with the hook scripts, and not the kernel image or kernel-package.

        Could you tell us which hook scripts are being used? If these
 are scripts provided by a debian package, they need to be
 fixed. Thanks. 

        manoj
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