[issue801] grml-debootstrap parameter handling

[Tong Sun]

Tong Sun <suntong001 at gmail.com> added the comment:

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Ulrich Dangel <bts at bts.grml.org> wrote:

>
> Ulrich Dangel <mru at grml.org> added the comment:
>
> On Friday 15 January 2010 17:47:36 Tong Sun wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > Referring to "Remove duplicate : in getopt definition."
> >
> http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-debootstrap.git;a=commit;h=30d47e014a7ce7a0f48e
> > 21a8d27420ba28fe8082
> >
> > When grml-debootstrap parameter handling was first fully implemented, the
> > "duplicated" : in getopt definition worked follows.
> >
> > - they are switches with *optional* parameters
>
> Hm? From grml-debootstrap usage():
>
>      --debopt <params>  Extra parameters passed to the debootstrap command.
>      --packages <file>    Install packages defined in specified list file.
>
> For me, it seems that they must have a parameter.
>

You are right. Now it seems so, but not when grml-debootstrap parameter
handling was first fully implemented. The man page is my 3rd step in fixing
it.


> And at least after a short look it seems that the
> $_opt_{debopt,packages}_set
> variables are not really needed.
>

Yes, unless we keep the optional parameters feature.


>  > - their corresponding configuration variable values are set to off in
> > /etc/debootstrap/config
> > - this means that the --packages, --debconf features are off by default
> >  unless turned on on the commandline, using  --packages, or --debconf
> >  (without the optional parameters)
>
> I honestly do not see the usecase for that feature. IMHO it is also a
> little
> bit problematic,


because the following? see my comments below.


> e.g. you set DEBOOTSTRAP_OPT in the config file, but it is
> not used/executed. From my point of view a little bit problematic.
>

I'll take a look at it.


>  > - if optional parameters are giving on the commandline, eg
> > --debconf=/some/file/else.conf, the given file is used (eg, as the
> pre-seed
> >  db file) instead of the default one.
> >
> > This gives the maximum flexibility. I hope you can agree with it as well.
>
> The problem with your solution is that it does not work as expected if you
> use
> extra parameters, e.g.:
>
> $ grep :: cmdlineopts.clp
>
> CMDLINE_OPTS=mirror:,iso:,release:,target:,mntpoint:,debopt:,interactive,nodebootstrap,config:,confdir:,packages::,chroot-
> scripts:,scripts:,pre-
>
> scripts:,debconf::,keep_src_list,hostname:,password:,bootappend:,grub:,arch:,insecure,verbose,help,version
> $ . ./cmdlineopts.clp --package 445 --bootappend append
> $ echo $_opt_packages
>
> $ echo $_opt_bootappend
>
> # now as one parameter
> $ ./cmdlineopts.clp --package=445 --bootappend append
> $ echo $_opt_packages
> 445
> $ echo $_opt_bootappend
> append
>

Yes, that's exactly the expected behaviour, and why
$_opt_{debopt,packages}_set is necessary.