Re: CVS frank tetex-bin: replaced "exit 1" by a critical debconf note, debconf-updatepo
On 19.08.04 teTeX CVS (jdg-tetex-cvs@debian.org) wrote:
Hi *,
> CVSROOT: /cvs/tetex
> Module name: tetex-bin
> Changes by: frank Thu Aug 19 06:33:08 MDT 2004
>
> Modified files:
> debian/po : tr.po templates.pot pt_BR.po nl.po ja.po fr.po
> es.po de.po da.po
> debian : templates postinst changelog
>
> Log message:
> replaced "exit 1" by a critical debconf note, debconf-updatepo
>
What does mean "critical debconf note" in this case?
I've heard Adam Di Carlo complaining, that tetex-bin could reach the
state ii without having all formats properly generated. Hence he
became paranoid and started checking for special formats in his
postin. Converting a failure into a note seems critical to me,
exactly because of this. Packages (Build)-depending on tetex-bin
should rely on having a working LaTeX, when tetex-bin is ii.
- Yes, we could tell them to db_get tetex-bin/fmtutil-failed, but
IMHO it is dpkg's job to show, if a package installed correctly.
- Yes, it is acceptable as temporary solution, but we should revert
that after sarge.
</flame>
H.
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