Håkon Stordahl <ha...@stordahl.org> wrote:
> Peter S Galbraith <p...@debian.org> writes:
>
> > Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >> Please revert this change, I will
> >> happily file bugs against any package whose bug script does not deal
> >> correctly with the lack of a tty.
> >
> > Can I hold you to that? ;-)
>
> Hello. The problem is, as mentioned, interactive bug scripts which
> require a terminal for the user to answer questions. Yes, perhaps such
> bug scripts could be modified to use a default answer when reportbug
> isn't invoked from a terminal, as in the case of debian-bug, but whether
> that is feasible I'm not sure.
>
> Also, please note the patch I suggested for bug #422506, which is
> supposed to let debian-bug use Emacs' term mode to run bug scripts and
> should therefore also work with interactive scripts. I just tested it,
> and it appears to work well with Emacs 23 and the latest version of
> debian-bug.
I'm sorry that I didn't look into your patch a long time ago, since you
produced it two years ago. But it sure is relevant, and surely the way
to go. Plus, I like the idea of adding the script output as an attachment.
I will look at your patch soon!
Thanks!
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