[Matt Kraai] > I'd say /sbin/debian-installer should set DEBIAN_FRONTEND to the > fanciest available if the user hasn't already specified it:
Sounds like a good idea. Something like this, and add a mechianism in main-menu to exit it when a new frontend is required? Index: src/sbin/debian-installer =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/debian-installer/rootskel/src/sbin/debian-installer,v retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -3 -p -u -r1.7 debian-installer --- src/sbin/debian-installer 24 Nov 2002 11:17:48 -0000 1.7 +++ src/sbin/debian-installer 24 Jan 2003 23:41:32 -0000 @@ -9,4 +9,18 @@ echo "\033[9;0]" /usr/bin/debconf-loadtemplate debian /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.templates -/usr/share/debconf/frontend /usr/bin/main-menu + +while true do ; do + if [ -z "$DEBIAN_FRONTEND" ] ; then + for frontend in gtk slang text ; do + if [ -e "/usr/lib/cdebconf/frontend/$frontend.so" ] ; then + DEBIAN_FRONTEND=$frontend + export DEBIAN_FRONTEND + break + fi + done + fi + + /usr/share/debconf/frontend /usr/bin/main-menu + # Let main-menu exit if a new frontend is installed. +done -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
