On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Stephen R Marenka <step...@marenka.net> wrote: > So you may have noticed the following in your buildd logs for python- > depending packages. > > | dpkg: regarding .../python-docutils_0.5-3_all.deb containing > python-docutils: > | package uses Breaks; not supported in this dpkg > | dpkg: error processing > /srv/chroot/sid/var/cache/apt/archives/python-docutils_0. > | +5-3_all.deb (--unpack): > | unsupported dependency problem - not installing python-docutils > > That's right, our old etch-m68k dpkg doesn't support Breaks. > > The options I can think of are. > > Option 1: backport dpkg to etch-m68k > Yuck. etch-m68k is old and likely insecure. Who knows what > back-porting dpkg would look like. >
We'd also have to touch APT and a few other packages I suspect to do this. Great potential to hosing everyone :-/ > Option 2: lenny-lite > Build lenny with base, build-essential, and buildd-required > packages. I can probably do this one myself if there's > interest. I'll probably include anything required for d-i > too. > Probably the sanest option, most of the base packages should simply build and allow a successful debootstrapping. > Option 3: lenny > Go ahead and try to do a lenny release. I think we have > nearly all the binary packages, but how to shove them into > an archive intelligently? I'm willing to help if anyone > knows how and can direct or is otherwise willing to lead. > Binary packages: Yes Matching versions: Not really I'd love to see a m68k lenny release however ... > Option 4: throw in the towel > Say it's time to retire m68k on debian. We have an ancient > glibc with borked threads. gcc-4.3 is fairly broken. A > number of packages need some bugs fixed, others need some > porting. Not so many helpers these days. Funny thing is with > aranym we have plenty of horsepower (although we need to fix > the fpu emulation) and with d-ports our buildds won't get > locked out of wanna-build. Kernel's probably in the best > shape it's been in a long time. > > peace, > > stephen > > -- > Stephen R. Marenka If life's not fun, you're not doing it right! > <step...@marenka.net> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFJ38ImVKM4J7YoSbMRAnrZAJ4loMgsUkQs9JcM5jwTbkRaJCHnzQCbBi58 > /RFij/9hGI+mBYD9XLAc8hQ= > =CNs1 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-68k-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
