bin/164095: bsdinstall(8): using optional mount point field while partitioning results in error

[Ariane van der Steldt]

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 06:31:32AM +0100, Ariane van der Steldt wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 07:50:14PM -0600, Nathan Whitehorn wrote:
> > On 01/13/12 19:16, eadler at FreeBSD.org wrote:
> > > Old Synopsis: installer: using optional mount point field while partitioning results in error
> > > New Synopsis: bsdinstall(8): using optional mount point field while partitioning results in error
> > >
> > > Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-sysinstall
> > > Responsible-Changed-By: eadler
> > > Responsible-Changed-When: Sat Jan 14 01:15:02 UTC 2012
> > > Responsible-Changed-Why:
> > > assign and fix synopsis
> > >
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> > > Installer partition selection claims I must enter a mountpoint.
> > > Filling in the mountpoint tells me I must not enter a mountpoint.
> > 
> > 
> > I can't reproduce this. Can you provide more details?
> 
> You need another OS already installed on the disk already, in my case I
> reproduced by installing Windows XP in a 8GB partition on an 80GB disk.
> If you don't have another OS installed, the dialogs will not appear.
> 
> Please see attached screenshots:
> - 01: the dialog that came up
> - 02: what I filled in
> - 03: the resulting error dialog


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Ariane
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