Hi, I'm striking my colors. By popular demand I'm orphaning the ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk transitional packages. As said before the prerequisite for that was that someone else steps up as new maintainer for the old ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk monsters and Mark Hymers has agreed to do so. I don't know if Bdale Garbee <bd...@gag.com> and Frederik Schüler <f...@debian.org> will remain co-maintainer that is up to them.
I've have prepared a new version (22) of ia32-lib-tools http://mentors.debian.net/cgi-bin/sponsor-pkglist?action=details;package=ia32-libs-tools http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/i/ia32-libs-tools/ - drops ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk packages so Mark can take them over - removes all diversions to the package management - adds a conflict with ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk to all packages - adds a Provides: ia32-abi - introduces new ia32-apt-get/ia32-aptitude/ia32-dpkg/ia32-dpkg-deb wrapper scripts that preserve the old functionality Now why should anyone sponsor that? Simple. The ia32-apt-get/ia32-aptitute will allow users that have already installed ia32-apt-get to update their ia32-lib* packages to ones that "Provide: ia32-abi". Then when Mark later uploads ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk he can "Conflicts: ia32-abi", "Replaces: ia32-abi" to get a smooth transition. Without this ia32-libs and ia32-libs-gtk would have to Conflicts/Replaces on over 160 packages which would be a real pain. So this is a call to all ia32-apt-get haters to sponsor the upload so Mark can replace it later on. MfG Goswin PS: Thanks to Mark Hymers for being not just talk like many other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
