[Pkg-uml-devel] Re: Bug#374582: [Pkg-uml-pkgs] Bug#374582: base-config is been invoked in rootstrap, although it doesn't exist anymore

[Mattia Dongili]

On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 10:28:33AM +0200, Stefano Melchior wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 21, 2006 at 10:09:41AM +0200, Stefano Melchior wrote:
> Dear all,
> > > > base-config has been removed from etch, hence it's invokation fails.
> > > > you may execute it on condition if exists, or just ignore it's failure 
> > > > like with || true.
> > > 
> > > Uh, but the base-config module is not even included in the default
> > > configuration.
> > > I wouldn't even consider this a bug, at least until sarge (with
> > > base-config) disappears.
> > > 
> > > I'm very tempted to close this bug, I don't really see any bug here.
> > > Surely this is not "grave" at all.
> > > Maybe just documenting this issue can help?
> > > 
> > Mattia,
> > does it affect badly to test if there is any base-config entry? I mean if
> > we add a check on presence of base-config line, it is possible to avoid
> > the rootstrap to use this feature on a etch system.
> > Does it make sense?

It doesn't make any sense.
Following this reasoning, the same check should be applied to many more
commands (mkfs.reiserfs, mkisofs,...).

I'll document the thing, I'll make it clear that some provided modules
need special packages in the guest, I'll Suggests/Recommends some more
packages for the host side, but not much more.

-- 
mattia
:wq!