[Debconf-devel] Bug#1004965: -1: unknown option error from whiptail

[Joey Hess]

Colin Watson wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 04, 2022 at 09:24:25AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> > -1: unknown option
> > debconf: whiptail output the above errors, giving up!
> 
> Hm, I *think* this can only happen if the height or width of the dialog
> computed by Debconf::FrontEnd::Dialog::showtext somehow ends up being
> negative, but I've never seen this happen.  How did you run into this?
> Do you have any idea how I might reproduce it?

Hmm, I know the height of the console was smaller than usual. My best
guess at dimensions were COLUMNS=55 LINES=11 or perhaps LINES=17

I'm not sure which package or template was involved, but I think it
involved checking the running kernel, or something like that, probably
in a trigger based on some other surrounding context I should have
included in the bug report but now only remember vaguely.

Sorry I don't have a clearer idea of how to reproduce it.

-- 
see shy jo
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