[Pkg-gpm-devel] Bug#289120: gpm: debconf interface asks unneccessary questions all over!

[Gerfried Fuchs]

Package: gpm
Version: 1.19.6-12.1
Severity: important

        Hi!

 I am upgrading gpm to 1.19.6-19 on sarge currently and can just say:
AAARGH!

 Why the heck am I asked about which mouse type, which device and so
on?!  I *already have*! an /etc/gpm.conf, thank you!  Why not parsing
that in the config debconf script _before_ asking these questions and
taking a look at them?

 There is no need for these questions here, pretty please add a check if
there is already a gpm.conf and *DON'T* ask these questions again, my
gpm is already configured!

 Personally I'd even say this is a serious abuse of debconf....  Even, I
think it doesn't mention that it will overwrite my already-available
gpm.conf without further asking, which makes it even a policy problem...

 Pretty please, get some clue.
Alfie [args]
P.S.: Sorry for the rant -- but *aaaarrrrgghhhh*

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-alfie.3
Locale: LANG=de_DE@euro, LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)

Versions of packages gpm depends on:
ii  debianutils                 2.8.4        Miscellaneous utilities specific t
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libncurses5                 5.4-4        Shared libraries for terminal hand

-- no debconf information

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