Package: debconf Version: 1.5.19 Severity: normal When using cdebconf with the Client::ConfModule you cannot pass any arguments (like i.e. --frontend=gtk) to cdebconf/debconf because the parameters are mixed.
The attached patch fixes this issue. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages debconf depends on: ii debconf-i18n 1.5.19 full internationalization support ii perl-base 5.8.8-12 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis Versions of packages debconf recommends: ii apt-utils 0.7.10 APT utility programs -- debconf information: debconf-apt-progress/preparing: debconf-apt-progress/title: debconf-apt-progress/info: debconf-apt-progress/media-change: debconf/frontend: Dialog debconf/priority: high
--- /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/Client/ConfModule.pm 2008-01-30 02:23:44.000000000 +0100 +++ ConfModule.pm 2008-02-04 08:40:18.000000000 +0100 @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $ENV{PERL_DL_NONLAZY}=1; if (exists $ENV{DEBCONF_USE_CDEBCONF} and $ENV{DEBCONF_USE_CDEBCONF} ne '') { - exec "/usr/lib/cdebconf/debconf", $0, @ARGV; + exec "/usr/lib/cdebconf/debconf", @ARGV, $0; } else { exec "/usr/share/debconf/frontend", $0, @ARGV; }