On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 04:51:14PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Colin Watson wrote: > > * Merge from Ubuntu: > > - Save /target/var/lib/dpkg/status to > > /target/var/log/installer/initial-status.gz; suggested by Jason > > Whitlark. > > I'm uncertian of what the benefits of doing this are, at least for > Debian. After the install, the dpkg status will only be changed if the > user changes it (no base-config anymore), and any status changes will be > logged in dpkg.log. So I don't understand how initial-status.gz could be > useful for d-i debugging. > > /var/backup/dpkg.status.0 seems like a better place to put it if there's > some reason to backup the post-d-i status.
IIRC, the rationale was that having a record of the initial status was useful if you were trying to find out (perhaps for belated debugging) what packages the installer installed without grubbing through hard-to-parse log files. I don't recall there being anything Ubuntu-specific about the request. You're right about dpkg.log, I guess. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]