repost mika's respond:

>    - if /etc/debootstrap/debconf-selections file exist, Pre-seed the chroot sys
> tem debconf database with it

> > > Again, I know this is only a quick-hack solution -- proper command
> > > line switch and proper var in /etc/debootstrap/config are needed to
> > > finalize the change.  I'll change again when we can decided on the proper
> > > command line switch and proper /etc/debootstrap/config var name.

> > How about DEBCONF_FILE variable and --debconf cmdline?

> Following the methodology of debootstrap/packages and PACKAGES:

> # install packages defined in /etc/debootstrap/packages?
> PACKAGES='yes'

> How about

> # preseed packages using /etc/debootstrap/debconf-selections?
> DEBCONF='yes'

ACK, that's fine.

> and we can discuss the proper name for "debconf-selections", which was
> named after debconf-get-selections & debconf-get-selections.

ACK