> > It seems that each time a new dictionary is added (by tasksel > > settings), the user is then prompted at high priority. > > Seems that lang tasks are processed as independent processes, not merged > into a global install (along with dictionaries-comon, if required), and that > is the reason for the multiple calls. This should not happen if all desired > ispell dicts (or wordlists) are installed simultaneously along with > dictionaries-common. By the way, are wordlists not installed, showing > similar behavior?
Joey, that might be the reason. Any input on this ? (CC'ed just to get attention) > > More funnily, this was *not* happening a while ago during my tests of > > default installs in French. > > May be because tasks were installed in other way at that time, and french > dict was present for the first global dicts installation along with > dictionaries-common. dictionaries-common code is mostly the same than in > sarge, Frans reports that he has seen this for a pretty long time for English installs, indeed. > > Is there something we can do about this...hopefully *before* Etch ? > > How are lang tasks handled in current d-i? Let's get Joey's input about this. Anyway, is there still a rationale for the dictionaries question to be *high* priority ? After all, the default is *always* a sensible default so it should certainly deserve to be downgraded to a medium priority question. It will harm default installs way less than now.
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