[Vmdebootstrap-devel] Bug#770722: Bug#770722: Bug#770722: Bug#770722: Bug#770722: [PATCH] add --debootstrap-opts to pass additional options to debootstrap

[Neil Williams]

On Sun, 3 May 2015 20:48:04 +0300
Lars Wirzenius <liw at liw.fi> wrote:

> On Sun, May 03, 2015 at 07:42:14PM +0200, Jan Gerber wrote:
> > another problem with string_list is that a comma is treated as a
> > separator so
> > 
> > --debootstrap-option --components=main,contrib
> > 
> > becomes
> > 
> > ['--components=main', 'contrib']

I was actually wondering about the --- syntax - anything after that is
not parsed at all, just dumped directly at debootstrap.

> I stand by my opinion, however, that adding another level of option
> parsing would be confusing. vmdebootstrap's already difficult to use
> (and I say that as its original author).

Mandating that the value to the option is entirely quoted?

--debootstrap-option "--components=main,contrib"

It would be an error to provide more than one string to the option.

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Neil Williams
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