Re: Bug#939770: wireshark: Wrong path in pre-install notification
Hi Justin,
On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 11:48 PM Justin B Rye <justin.byam.rye@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Balint Reczey wrote:
> >> I suggest to change path in the question and make it clear that the
> >> file will only exist after the package is installed – even though a
> >> text mentioning it might be shown before installation is completed.
>
> Thanks for taking the trouble to deal with this! The patch would work
> as it is, but I've thought of another complication: I might be reading
> this template when no package installation is occurring. For a start,
> I might give an answer, wait for wireshark to be installed, read the
> README file, and then decide to run "dpkg-reconfigure wireshark" to
> get the same prompt again and give a different answer...
>
> So instead of saying "after the package installation is finished" you
> might change it to something like:
>
> For more detailed information please see
> - /usr/share/doc/wireshark-common/README.Debian.
> + /usr/share/doc/wireshark-common/README.Debian.gz once the package is
> + installed.
Good point. Can I apply this change as the one reviewed?
Cheers,
Balint
>
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> JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
> sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
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Balint Reczey
Ubuntu & Debian Developer
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