dpkg (1.1.4); priority=MEDIUM

  * Allow overwriting of conflicting packages being removed.  (Bug#2614.)

  * a.out control file says Pre-Depends: libc4 | libc.  (Bug#2640.)
  * ELF control file and libc dependencies changed to use finalised scheme.
  * ELF control file and libc dependencies for i386 only.  (Bug#2617.)

  * Guidelines say use only released libraries and compilers.
  * Install wishlist as /usr/doc/dpkg/WISHLIST.
  * Remove spurious entries for Guidelines in info dir file.

  * dpkg-deb --build checks permissions on control (DEBIAN) directory.

  * Spaces in control file fields not copied by dpkg-split.  (Bug#2633.)
  * Spaces in split file part control data ignore.  (Bug#2633.)

  * Portability fixes, including patch from Richard Kettlewell.
  * Fixed minor configure.in bug causing mangled GCC -W options.

 -- Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 01:58:40 +0100

1 files changed, 76 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/methods/floppy.setup b/methods/floppy.setup
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c16cd233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/methods/floppy.setup
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+vardir="$1"
+method=$2
+option=$3
+
+cd "$vardir/methods/floppy"
+
+defaultfloppy=fd0
+defaultfstype=msdos
+if [ -f shvar.$option ]
+then
+	. ./shvar.$option
+	defaultfloppy="`echo \"$defaultfloppy\" | sed -e 's,^/dev/,,'`"
+fi
+
+while [ -z "$floppy" ]
+do
+	echo -n '
+Which floppy disk drive do you wish to use ?  Give the name in
+/dev (eg fd0) or the MSDOS drive letter (eg A).  ['$defaultfloppy']  '
+	read floppy
+	if [ -z "$floppy" ]
+	then
+		floppy="$defaultfloppy"
+	fi
+	case "$floppy" in
+	[ABab] | [ABab]: )
+		floppy="`echo $floppy | \
+			sed -e 's/:$//; s,^[Aa],/dev/fd0,; s,^[Bb],/dev/fd1,'`"
+		;;
+	/* )
+		;;
+	* )
+		floppy="/dev/$floppy"
+		;;
+	esac
+	if ! [ -b "$floppy" ]
+	then
+		echo "$floppy is not a block device."
+		floppy=""
+	fi
+done
+
+while [ -z "$fstype" ]
+do
+	echo -n '
+What kind of filesystem is on the floppies ?  ['$defaultfstype']  '
+	read fstype
+	if [ -z "$fstype" ]
+	then
+		fstype="$defaultfstype"
+	fi
+	if ! grep "	$fstype$" /proc/filesystems >/dev/null
+	then
+		echo \
+	"Your kernel does not appear to support that filesystem type."
+		fstype=""
+	fi
+done
+
+echo
+
+outputparam () {
+	echo "$2" | sed -e "s/'/'\\\\''/; s/^/$1='/; s/$/'/" >&3
+}
+
+exec 3>shvar.$option.new
+
+outputparam defaultfloppy "$floppy"
+outputparam defaultfstype "$fstype"
+
+mv shvar.$option.new shvar.$option
+
+exit 0