[issue802] grml-debootstrap, run interactive mode only if requested

Ulrich Dangel bts at bts.grml.org
Sun Jan 17 11:55:04 CET 2010


Ulrich Dangel <mru at grml.org> added the comment:

On Saturday 16 January 2010 18:10:43 Tong Sun wrote:
> New submission from Tong Sun <suntong001 at gmail.com>:
> 
> run grml-debootstrap interactive mode only if requested (from config or
> --interactive on the command line).
> 
> So, when running grml-debootstrap without any parameter, it will just show
>  usage then exit. I know it breaks previous behaviour, but I think it is
>  more user-friendly (to command line people) and is more "standard"
>  approach.
> 
> what do you say?

IMO no. First problem is it breaks backward compatibility without any good 
reason. Second problem is that in my opinion it is *very* user friendly if you 
get some kind of wizard guiding you through the installation.
I see grml-debootstrap not as a non interactive program but more as a 
interactive program with additional commandline interface, like for example 
mutt.

Ulrich

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messages: 2854, 2856
nosy: suntong
priority: feature
status: chatting
title: grml-debootstrap, run interactive mode only if requested

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