Re: [DRAFT v2] Policy for Linux kernel, initramfs, boot loader update process
On Sun, Jul 04 2010, Ben Hutchings wrote:
Sorry for the delay in replying.
> Kernel hook scripts may be run under debconf. In this case they must
> not use stdin and stdout, and should send all output to stderr (fd 2).
> [Alternately we should change linux-2.6 and kernel-package to do the
> necessary redirection. Is there any legitimate reason for a hook script
> to interact with debconf?]
I don't know. It depends on what the script does, I
suppose. There is no indication what future scripts ight be used for,
and there might be future legitimate need to interact with the user
doing the installation. At this point, we should be "liberal in what we
accept", I think.
manoj
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