Re: ia32-apt-get and dependencies errors
Jaime Ochoa Malagón <chptma@gmail.com> writes:
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 2:52 AM, Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de> wrote:
>>
>> "Hans-J. Ullrich" <hans.ullrich@loop.de> writes:
>>
>> >> So I guess the question is how to we organise to get it back into the
>> >> repro's - the debian way ?
>> >
>> > I think, if people wish for it, then ftp-master should be asked to put it back
>> > again. However, I underrstand, it might cause trouble (as other packages might
>> > cause, too!), but this is the kind of "experimental"! or "unstable", just as
>> > its name is expressing.
>>
>> Actuaky the Debian CTTE would be better as I asked them to review the
>> matter. I probably wouldn't hurt to let them know you miss
>> ia32-apt-get. :)
>
> we miss ia32-apt-get
The Debian CTTE reads on debian-ctte@lists.debian.org. :)
>> > I understand well, there are efforts to chose other ways, so ia32-apt-get
>> > should not block the other ways. Well, which one will win at last will show
>> > the future. IMO ia32-apt-get is a good way at the moment, and I think, even
>> > Goswin would not mourne if some day a better way will be found and ia32-apt-
>> > get will disappear. The future will show us.
>>
>> ia32-apt-get will disapear and was always ment to disapear with
>> multiarch. I also always intended to make that transition as smooth as
>> possible. The multiarch people fear that ia32-apt-get might conflict
>> with multiarch, and currently they are right. The existing packages
>> would conflicht with future multiarch packages. But to resolve that
>> some of the multiarch features have to be added to dpkg first and then
>> ia32-apt-get can be updated to use those features for a smooth
>> upgrade. So from my side there is a solid plan in place how to do a
>> smooth upgrade to multiarch. No blocks in sight.
>
> there are good news :-)
If ftp-master lets me.
MfG
Goswin
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