Re: About console-setup in d-i

I have 3 questions about the attached patch.

On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 09:35:22AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
>
> if which locale >/dev/null; then
> default_charmap=`locale charmap`
> +elif [ -d /lib/debian-installer ]; then
> + default_charmap=UTF-8
> else
> - default_charmap=unknown # TODO: d-i
> + default_charmap=unknown
> fi
> if [ "$locale" = C ]; then
> default_charmap=UTF-8

Does this mean all locales now use UTF-8? Even if so, I'd prefer if console-setup doesn't mandate the use the UTF-8, but rather follows the orders of localechooser.

Isn't it possible to add

db_set debian-installer/charmap UTF-8

somewhere in localechooser? Then console-setup can read this value.

> # Load the config file, if it exists.
> if [ -e $CONFIGFILE ]; then
> . $CONFIGFILE || true
>
> + got_full_config=yes
> + got_xkboptions=yes
> + model_priority=medium
> + layout_priority=medium
> default_ttys="$ACTIVE_CONSOLES"
> default_charmap="$CHARMAP"
> default_fontface="$FONTFACE"

What is the purpose of this change?

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> diff -Nru /tmp/2jEmYnoMDI/console-setup-1.16/debian/console-setup-udeb.startup /tmp/Hk3Rjg0w7C/console-setup-1.16ubuntu4/debian/console-setup-udeb.startup
> --- /tmp/2jEmYnoMDI/console-setup-1.16/debian/console-setup-udeb.startup 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
> +++ /tmp/Hk3Rjg0w7C/console-setup-1.16ubuntu4/debian/console-setup-udeb.startup 2007-05-02 12:41:00.000000000 +0100
> @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
> +#! /bin/sh
> +
> +if [ "$TERM_TYPE" = virtual ]; then
> + # Set console mode to Unicode, if necessary.
> + if type kbd-mode >/dev/null 2>&1; then
> + kbd-mode -u
> + fi
> +
> + # TODO: support bootkbd= (may require teaching setupcon more about
> + # ckbcomp-mini?)
> +fi

Why is this necessary? Doesn't setupcon automaticaly set the console mode to Unicode?

Anton Zinoviev

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