"Scott K. Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, 12 Dec 1997, David Engel wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Dec 12, 1997 at 03:19:29PM -0500, Chris Fearnley wrote:
> > > libc6: Conflicts: (libc5<<5.4.33-6)
> > > (Necessary due to utmp issue -- Hell, someone upgrading from a CD
> > > with stock 1.3.1 will be able to corrupt utmp in the current scheme
> > > anyway!)
> >
> > I can add this in the next release (due very soon) so let me know ASAP.
>
> Please don't. This will still gratuitously break small upgrades. Adding
> a warning about potential corruption should be sufficient.
I disagree. The whole integrity of the libc5->libc6 transition will be
broken by such hacks, and will keep Debian 2.0 unstable forever if we
resort to this.
Please add the Conflicts libc5 (<= 5.4.33-6) line.
Martin.
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