Re: install/38571: sysinst runs "postinstall fix"

[David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/38571; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/38571: sysinst runs "postinstall fix"
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:22:52 +0000

 On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 02:25:07AM +0000, Julian Djamil Fagir wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR install/38571; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: Julian Djamil Fagir <gnrp%komkon2.de@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%gnats.netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: install/38571: sysinst runs "postinstall fix"
 > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:30:29 +0100
 > 
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 >  Hi,
 >  
 >  the attached patch fixes that issue for me. On the one hand, it introduces a
 >  new function that exits curses, executes a command and afterwards returns.
 >  This function is used to execute etcupdate(8) in case the user wants it.
 
 Why is that needed, IIRC there is already stuff to run a program and
 display its output in the curses window.
 
 (Or am I just thinking of the code that displays output to /dev/console.)
 
        David
 
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