Re: tech-ctte: More specific advice regarding merged-/usr and implications of #978636

2021-10-20 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, + One example of a migration path that might be used is for an Essential package to add a dependency on the usrmerge package, so that it will be installed automatically during upgrades. We do not require this to be the migration path that is chosen; it is pre

Re: tech-ctte: More specific advice regarding merged-/usr and implications of #978636

2021-10-18 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Oct 18, Sean Whitton wrote: Thank you: this is great work and, even if it requires maintaining support for unmerged systems for yet another release, I fully agree with the results. > - Debian contributors who are interested in merged-/usr are invited to > implement a straightforward migra

tech-ctte: More specific advice regarding merged-/usr and implications of #978636

2021-10-18 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello, On Wed 15 Sep 2021 at 11:46AM +01, Simon McVittie wrote: > As discussed in our last meeting, I think we should issue more specific > advice about merged-/usr, and in particular about what #978636 means for > maintainers right now. With five votes cast in favour of the text by Simon, Niko,