Re: response 30 when sending INPUT command to debconf
On 28/04/15 19:37, Paul Gevers wrote:
> On 28-04-15 14:26, Christopher Baines wrote:
>> This happens when the package is installed, and I am running
>> dpkg-reconfigure. The manpage seems to suggest that this can happen for
>> three reasons:
>>
>> "Debconf decides if the question is actually displayed, based on its
>> priority, and whether the user has seen it before, and which frontend is
>> being used. If the question will not be displayed, debconf replies with
>> code 30."
>>
>> Priority should not matter, since I am using dpkg-reconfigure. I am
>> explicitly setting the seen flag to false, and I am unsure if its an
>> issue with the frontend, as other similar questions work.
>>
>> Does anyone know why this is happening, and is there any way to get more
>> information about what debconf is doing?
>
> DEBCONF_DEBUG=developer dpkg-reconfigure <your_package_here>
> This will also show WHY you get the 30 response.
Thanks, this did the trick. It turns out that the question had no
choices (it was using a substitution) and thus was not displayed.
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