On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 09:22:20PM -0500, X Strike Force SVN Repository Admin wrote: > Author: branden > Date: 2003-12-06 21:22:19 -0500 (Sat, 06 Dec 2003) > New Revision: 827 > > Modified: > trunk/debian/shell-lib.sh > Log: > Document that safe_debconf() should not be used with db_get or db_metaget > commands; the return is only meaningful if the exit status of the debconf > command is zero, which should be checked directly and not via a middle-man > like safe_debconf().
And when you add support for backing up, exit status of db_go and db_input commands must also be checked, this is why IMO this function is useless. Denis
