Package: debconf Version: 1.5.10 Severity: wishlist Hi,
Most of debconf notes are annoying as they are not related with package configuration and force the user to press enter many times during the installation. As a few debconf notes are still mandatory to have a working system, I suggest to add a configuration option to allow the user to choose whether he/she wants to see these usage notes, displaying only critical notes otherwise. The attached patch is probably very incomplete, I prefer to have some feedback on the idea before working too much on it. Cheers, -- Thomas Huriaux
Index: debian/config
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--- debian/config (revision 2177)
+++ debian/config (working copy)
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
db_beginblock
db_input medium debconf/frontend || true
db_input medium debconf/priority || true
+db_input medium debconf/usage-notes || true
db_endblock
db_go || true
Index: debian/templates
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--- debian/templates (revision 2177)
+++ debian/templates (working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@
Note that no matter what level you pick here, you will be able to see
every question if you reconfigure a package with dpkg-reconfigure.
+Template: debconf/usage-notes
+Type: boolean
+Default: false
+_Description: Display usage notes?
+ Some packages may contain usage notes that are displayed during the
+ installation process.
+ .
+ As they are mainly of no use for the configuration of the packages,
+ the default is to not display them.
+ .
+ You should however read the README.Debian file of every package you
+ install to check if important usage information is available.
+
Template: debconf-apt-progress/title
Type: text
_Description: Installing packages
Index: Debconf/Config.pm
===================================================================
--- Debconf/Config.pm (revision 2177)
+++ Debconf/Config.pm (working copy)
@@ -322,6 +322,21 @@
return $ret;
}
+=item display_usage_notes
+
+Whether to display usage notes.
+
+=cut
+
+sub display_usage_notes {
+ my $class=shift;
+ my $question=Debconf::Question->get('debconf/usage-notes');
+ if ($question) {
+ return 1 if ($question->value eq "true");
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
=item terse
The behavior in terse mode varies by frontend. Changes to terse mode are
Index: Debconf/ConfModule.pm
===================================================================
--- Debconf/ConfModule.pm (revision 2177)
+++ Debconf/ConfModule.pm (working copy)
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@
if ($question->type ne 'error') {
# Don't show items that are unimportant.
$visible='' unless high_enough($priority);
+ if ($question->type =~ /^(note|text)$/) {
+ $visible='' unless (($priority eq 'critical') or Debconf::Config::display_usage_notes());
+ }
# Don't re-show already seen questions, unless reconfiguring.
$visible='' if ! Debconf::Config->reshow &&
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