Bug#535645: Bug #535645: Wrongfull removal of ia32-libs-tools

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> writes:

> Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de> writes:
>
>> I'm writing to you in the hope that you can facilitate resolving a
>> grievance I have with Joerg Jaspert in his roles as ftp-master and his
>> decision to remove ia32-libs-tools in the name of "The Project".
>
> [...]
>
> I'm not saying this means we should do nothing, just asking to help
> understand the overall context better:  Does the debate over this package
> become moot if Debian adopts full multiarch?  In other words, is this a
> stop-gap solution while waiting for multiarch, or do you see it as having
> an ongoing purpose even in a multiarch world?
>
> -- 
> Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>

My plan is that it will be reduced to nothing as stages of multiarch
get implemented and finaly be removed. But multiarch will need time to
get there and ia32-apt-get probably will add extra value to it until
multiarch can enter round 2 after having been around for a full stable
release cycle.

MfG
        Goswin