[Dbconfig-common-devel] db-test-multidbtype: can't determine the database type

[sean finney]

hi finn,

On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 00:25 -0400, Finn Smith wrote:
> Here's another potential issue I found while playing with the test
> packages provided by dbconfig-common 1.8.23. When installing
> db-test-multidbtype if you answer "No" to the first question
> "Configure database for db-test-multidbtype with dbconfig-common?"
> immediately an error screen is displayed:
> 
> "An error seems to have occurred while installing the database. If
> it's of any help, this was the error encountered:
> 
> dbconfig-common can not determine the database type."

ew.  that should definitely not happen.  it seems like the code is being
overly zealous in checking variables.  could you please report this
via the BTS?

> Is this the appropriate behavior? Or should it fail more gracefully?

it shouldn't fail at all, if the admin selects "no" to the automagic
assistance.  something else to consider is what if they answer "yes"
but don't see the following question about database type.  iirc the
packager can provide a default answer, but i don't know that there
will be one if they don't.


	sean
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