Hello, On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 11:11:49PM +0200, jens wrote: > Package: mldonkey-server > Version: 2.5.28.1 > Severity: normal > > Yet another one :)
Well, i have tried to play with priority of debconf questions to remove technical question for basic user (ie they are still there for advanced user). I will try to explain why, i cannot remove some options. > > In #279030 it was agreed (afaict) that these should be removed from > debconf. However, they are still used: > mldonkey-server/mldonkey_group (set at 'mldonkey') > mldonkey-server/run_as_user (set at 'mldonkey') > A lot of user use VFAT mounted dir for /var/lib/mldonkey that required very specific user to be accessed. > not 100% sure, but should afaikt also be removed from debconf: > mldonkey-server/mldonkey_dir (could be set to /var/lib/mldonkey/) A lot of user use extra disk mounted following some strange layout (/mnt/free0...). Off course they can do a symlink... > mldonkey-server/mldonkey_umask (could be set to 0022) Well, this one is really optional! > > IMHO these should be removed as well (just my 2 cents), because there is > the mldonkey very own configuration program for this (web ui, gtk or ...). > Amule or nicotine also do not come with such questions: FYI: i never use amule/nicotine and i don't know how they work/what debconf question they are asking. Amule and nicotine are GUI clientis, they required to be run as user running X window. MLDonkey is a daemon running in background. I do really thinks that installing gedit doesn't require to answer 10 debconf questions but i don't think that needing to answer 5 questions for installing openldap/exim4/ntpd is really so hard. MLDonkey is not a GUI, it requires configuration as a daemon. Mldonkey-gui is a GUI and you don't have to answer any debconf questions for it (as for amule). > mldonkey-server/client_name > mldonkey-server/plugin OK for this two: they are optional. > mldonkey-server/max_hard_upload_rate > mldonkey-server/max_hard_download_rate > There is no sane default: if i set it to 0 (no limit), it can block the internet access (well you can say that TCP can manage the flow control...). If i set to something small (1), a lot of user will come and ask me why mldonkey is so slow (not everybody read README file). I cannot guess if the user got 56k/ADSL/T1 connection, so i really don't know what should be the good rate... > > This could be removed as well after the group/user settings are fixed: > mldonkey-server/reown_file > > Do you agree? > See above, i agree on 3 options. But i am still wondering, since priority has been changed, what is the problem with asking questions ? ( i don't remember exactly but i think i manage to drop the number of question when only following medium questions to 5). Debconf questions have been really a long problem: people ask for more settings/people ask for less settings. I don't know what to choose (and it is hard to choose). Please, tell me why you are so keen on removing debconf questions ? Have a good night Regard Sylvain Le Gall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
