Thomas Goirand <z...@debian.org> writes: > On 06/22/2012 05:34 PM, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> Step 1: upgrade/dist-upgrade with ia32-libs (wine, ...) held back >> Step 2: dpkg --add-architecture i386 && apt-get update >> Step 3: dist-upgrade (ia32-libs, wine, ... is now installable) >> > May I suggest that upon upgrade, we have a debconf message telling > about it? We could add this in base-files or any essential package, > probably one with some debconf messages already in would be a better > pick. Instructions would show, IF ia32-libs old version is currently > installed > AND the --add-architecture i386 hasn't bee done. > > I know we have release notes, but some don't know about them or would > simply not read them. A debconf message seem really appropriate IMO. > Something along with:
Problem is that frontends will complain about ia32-libs being not upgradable and might suggest removing it instead of keeping it back way before that. At the time base-file is upgraded ia32-libs and all other 32bit stuff might already have been removed. >> It appears that you have an old version of ia32-libs installed in your >> system. Debian now supports multi-arch, and the new version of >> ia32-libs (a transitional package) uses and needs this new feature. >> . >> In order to upgrade the version of ia32-libs in your system, you will >> need to do: >> dpkg --add-architecture i386 >> apt-get update >> apt-get dist-upgrade >> >> Until you do this, upgrades of ia32-libs and packages depending on >> it (wine, other examples, etc.) will not be possible. More information >> about this available at: https://wiki.debian.org/<please-fill> > > I'm ok to contribute a small patch doing this. > Thoughts? Any English guy to propose a better wording? > > Cheers, > > Thomas I don't think that would be of much help but feel free to try it out with some real squeeze -> wheezy upgrades and see if you see the message before ia32-libs get removed. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87bokbus6c.fsf@frosties.localnet
