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["M.L." <mlubrano AT sourcemage.org>]

On Samedi 31 Mai 2003 08:05, Jason Flatt wrote:
> On Thursday 29 May 2003 02:54 pm, Rene Schneider wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > [ S N I P ]
> >
> > 3. The backround execute caused me some trouble. While installing a large
> > number of packages (soon after initial install) a menu popped up to
> > select the languages for some I18N (kde-i18n or locale, or both?),
> > however it didn't take any input (due to incompatibility of tee and menu
> > program?). I had to kill it from an other console. This might also be
> > related to the voyeur option.
>
> I have been thinking that all spells should strive for some level
> automation, removing the dialog-based portions wherever possible.  That way
> spells can be upgrade or recast (on a rebuild, for instance) without
> someone constantly watching for pop up dialogs.
>
> While I'm sure some spells are far better served by using a dialog-based
> configuration, I'm also sure that there are spells that could live w/o
> them. As an example, I converted the mgetty spell from a dialog-based
> configuration to a straight Q&A configuration, so that it could be re-cast
> w/o monitoring it.
>

Interresting... I'd like to have safe unattended updates too.

> At the very least the spell could set a variable in $SPELL_CONFIG and then
> check for that variable on subsequent casts, either asking if they want to
> reconfigure or not asking.  That would allow for an upgrade or a rebuild to
> complete unattended.

About dialog-based config, what if they store config vars in $SPELL_CONFIG ? 
They won't come up on next update, right (or maybe I'm missing something ) ?


Bye,
Mat.

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