retitle 207537 xserver-xfree86: want way to override configured debconf values with autodetected ones severity 207537 wishlist thanks On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 08:37:08PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > despite what you told me on irc before ignoring me none of the > autodetection works. The reason for this becomes obvious when reading > the config script. > > You only ever run the autodetection on an initial install. What you > fail to see is that people upgrading or reconfiguring might still want > to use this method. > > It would also be good to keep the previous selected values of any > questions as default (thats rather a must) and to mark the probed > values (or mention them in the text) for reference. This is the way the configure script is intended to work. I may change it when I rewrite it. -- G. Branden Robinson | Debian GNU/Linux | De minimis non curat lex. branden@debian.org | http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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