On Sat, Sep 18, 1999 at 02:13:26PM -0400, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Sep 17, 1999 at 02:11:20PM -0700, Joey Hess wrote: > > Have you looked at debconf at all? Because.. > > > > Scott Barker wrote: > > Of course not; people are, sadly, always trying to redesign things they > don't even understand.
Not even a dozen messages into this thread, and already the usual user-bashing begins. This is one of Debian's biggest problems, IMHO. The mailing lists are very hostile, not only to users, but also between developers. For your information, I understand just fine. As near as I can tell, debconf needs to be run in the post-install scripts, because there is not yet any functionality within the packaging system to define a separate config script. That extra functionality is what I'm looking for, and it will have to be a joint effort between debconf and dpkg developers. I did not in any way intend to belittle Joey's efforts. I am extremely pleased that debconf has been released, and am anxiously awaiting it's evolution, so that I may deploy it in my University labs and get rid of RedHat. -- Scott Barker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Consultant http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott Looking for a husband? Know anyone looking for a husband? Well, I'm looking for a wife. See http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott/wife.shtml Want a good deal on a personal computer in Calgary, Alberta, Canada? Visit http://www.mostlylinux.ab.ca/scott/computers.shtml [ Unsolicited commercial and junk e-mail will be proof-read for US$100 ] "By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. In fact, it is as difficult to appropriate the thoughts of others as it is to invent." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
