Bug#443831: apt-setup: Does not select mirror with netinst CD

2007-09-25 Thread Frans Pop
Joey Hess wrote: > Frans Pop wrote: > > Note that with my old, apt-setup would only default to using a mirror > > and thus time out. Your patch was intended to avoid that time out > > (which is fine), but at the cost of breaking the normal case. IMO > > timing out in situations that occur only rare

Bug#443831: apt-setup: Does not select mirror with netinst CD

2007-09-24 Thread Joey Hess
Frans Pop wrote: > Note that with my old, apt-setup would only default to using a mirror and > thus time out. Your patch was intended to avoid that time out (which is > fine), but at the cost of breaking the normal case. IMO timing out in > situations that occur only rarely is even somewhat acce

Bug#443831: apt-setup: Does not select mirror with netinst CD

2007-09-24 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 24 September 2007, you wrote: > Is there a reason why you chose to make apt-setup look at netcfg's > question instead of just checking for a default route? No, there is not. I basically did not have the "no NIC present" use case in mind. > If asking the question interactively does not

Bug#443831: apt-setup: Does not select mirror with netinst CD

2007-09-24 Thread Joey Hess
Frans Pop wrote: > Getting the question asked interactively does _not_ set the seen flag, which > means that currently with a netinst install at default priority you do not > get a mirror. Is there a reason why you chose to make apt-setup look at netcfg's question instead of just checking for a

Bug#443831: apt-setup: Does not select mirror with netinst CD

2007-09-24 Thread Frans Pop
Package: apt-setup Severity: serious Version: 1:0.27 The check added by Joey to see if the DHCP question was asked is broken. Getting the question asked interactively does _not_ set the seen flag, which means that currently with a netinst install at default priority you do not get a mirror. s