Bug#269972: How to "recognize" that the install is a floppy install?
Quoting Joey Hess ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I do think we should take care to only use this rarely. Making lots of > paths that are determined by boot type will make testing harder, and > help hide bugs. Yeah, I understand. Here the point is not really making a real branch but just display a special debconf note to explain why some dialogs are still using English while users did choose another language. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#269972: How to "recognize" that the install is a floppy install?
Christian Perrier wrote: > Would anyone else have an idea ? > > Indeed, if not already existing, such a mechanism for D-I to always > "know" which type of install it is running could have other uses We could add this to the /etc/lsb-release file in the installer. Just tack on a field, like X_BOOT_METHOD=floppy. I do think we should take care to only use this rarely. Making lots of paths that are determined by boot type will make testing harder, and help hide bugs. -- see shy jo signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#269972: How to "recognize" that the install is a floppy install?
In #269972, I developed a patch which could be used by localechooser to warn users that the install runs in English temporarily even if they choose another language. This patch is meant to be used on floppy installs where all translations are removed from the initial udebs for space reasons. The only remazining problem is for localechooser to "recognize" that it is running a floppy install. Sven did suggest to "set some variable for floppy installs et build time" but indeed I don't know how to do this. Would anyone else have an idea ? Indeed, if not already existing, such a mechanism for D-I to always "know" which type of install it is running could have other uses -- signature.asc Description: Digital signature
