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List:       freebsd-hackers
Subject:    Re: packaging base
From:       Peter Pentchev <roam () ringlet ! net>
Date:       2002-04-30 7:44:45
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On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 04:26:33PM -0700, Terry Lambert wrote:
> Antoine Beaupre wrote:
> > Le Mercredi 24 avril 2002, a 11:12 , Mike Meyer a ecrit :
> > > Your simple shell script has to prompt for floppies. That needs UI
> > > code. The people who know have decided that the current UI code isn't
> > > up to snuff. Hence libh.
> > 
> > Come on.. The current package system and sysinstall are quite good at
> > prompting for a simple yes/no question. The issue is really not there, I
> > think.
> 
> Actually, the prompting is problematic.  All such questions should,
> by definition, be front-loaded.  Otherwise, you have to babysit the
> installation process, which is never a good thing.

Agreed in principle; however, in this particular case - prompting
for floppies - it would be kind of hard to insert all the floppies
before the start of the installation (cue good ol' "it doesn't fit!"
stories ;)

G'luck,
Peter

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