> a) Does the problem you describe happens with wordlists too? Code is > similar the the ispell dicts one. The only difference was that > localization-config interfered with the ispell dict code while not with > wordlist. In Frans example, wamerican+dictionaries-common should have > triggered a debconf prompt if dictionaries-common code were not working.
Dunno if that "happens with wordlists". It happens when the
desktop+french+french-desktop tasks are selected (directly or
indirectly, as language tasks are selected because of the choice of
French during the install). Add to this the ackages installed on a
standard system.
These tasks install:
french:
doc-linux-fr-text
doc-debian-fr
ifrench-gut
wfrench
myspell-fr-gut
aspell-fr
french-desktop:
xfonts-intl-european
kde-i18n-fr
openoffice.org-l10n-fr
openoffice.org-help-fr
firefox-locale-fr
The standard task installs "ibritish" and "iamerican" as well. Not
sure if "wbritish" and "wamerican" are installed, though.
> b) Is localization-config in use or not? From Frans first mail I assumed
> that localization-config was not in use for ispell dicts. I had my doubts
> since I saw no mention in localization-config changelog. However from
> Frans last mail seemed that localization-config was not in use at all.
> What is the current status of localization-config w.r.t default ispell
> dict selection? Also, if first menu were a localization-config problem
> you should have seen an error message (with 'high' priority) before
> that menu.
localization-config is not used
>
> c) Does debian-installer still use debian-installer/{language,country}?
> dictionaries-common.config relies on them. However, if they are no longer
> used, that would only lead to a single question for ispell dicts and a
> single question for wordlists, not to a question for every installed
> dict/wordlist.
yes, it does.
> d) Is the problem reproducible?
> I now remember a 'debconf question asked on every upgrade' bug,
> (See #335612), due to debconf database corruption, presumably related to
> a nearly full /var partition. If you reproduce the problem, please look
> at the debconf database entries for the different dicts and
> dictionaries-comon questions, and report if there is something strange.
Of coursen it is reproducible. It happens on every desktop install in
French..:-)
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