> "I" == Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I> I don't know if dftp (or dpkg-ftp for that matter) support
I> dependencies and/or pre-dependencies (the latter are required for a
I> smooth upgrade to the ELF system).
The current dftp doesn't (I haven't used dpkg-ftp). Currently dftp's
bet
Guy Maor writes ("Re: upgrading from 0.93R6 to 1.1 beta"):
> On Mon, 6 May 1996, eckes wrote:
> > Why isnt the new dpkg simply stored into the stable Tree? Then a normal
> > dselect run would update it. Isnt the new dpkg stable or imrpoveed enough?
I didn't consi
Scott Barker writes ("Re: upgrading from 0.93R6 to 1.1 beta"):
...
> I assume you mean the dpkg in unstable/binary/base, since I couldn't find any
> "upgrades" directory. BTW, is there an ELF version of dpkg? I only saw an
> a.out version.
Yes, there are both a.o
Does anyone know if the broken SMARTHOST in debian's sendmail has been fixed
in the 1.1 release? Or will I have to recompile it like for 8.6.12-8 in the
0.93R6 release?
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On Mon, 6 May 1996, eckes wrote:
> Why isnt the new dpkg simply stored into the stable Tree? Then a normal
> dselect run would update it. Isnt the new dpkg stable or imrpoveed enough?
Upgrading any base package to ELF requires a dpkg that understands the
new 'Predepends' field. (Their preinst's
On Sat, 4 May 1996, David Engel wrote:
> > Scott> I assume you mean the dpkg in unstable/binary/base, since I
> > Scott> couldn't find any "upgrades" directory. BTW, is there an ELF
> > version
> > Scott> of dpkg? I only saw an a.out version.
> >
> > Yes, in debian/project/experimental
>
> The aout version is expected to run in an R6 system that still has libc or
> libc4 but has not yet installed libc5.
Isnt that the normal situation for binaries in stable/?
Greetings
bernd
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On Mon, 6 May 1996, eckes wrote:
> > The problem has something to do with dselect not coping well with
> > packages being listed twice in the Packages file.
>
> Why isnt the new dpkg simply stored into the stable Tree? Then a normal
> dselect run would update it. Isnt the new dpkg stable or imr
> The problem has something to do with dselect not coping well with
> packages being listed twice in the Packages file.
Why isnt the new dpkg simply stored into the stable Tree? Then a normal
dselect run would update it. Isnt the new dpkg stable or imrpoveed enough?
Greetings
Bernd
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> > Our archive maintainer has not created the updates directory yet.
> > When that happens, the a.out version will be placed there and the ELF
> > version will be moved to the binary/base directory.
> >
> The 1.1.5aout version of dpkg is necessary for upgrading the base
> packages. Once all the b
On Sun, 5 May 1996, David Engel wrote:
> > > Our archive maintainer has not created the updates directory yet.
> > > When that happens, the a.out version will be placed there and the ELF
> > > version will be moved to the binary/base directory.
> > >
> > The 1.1.5aout version of dpkg is necessary
> Scott> I assume you mean the dpkg in unstable/binary/base, since I
> Scott> couldn't find any "upgrades" directory. BTW, is there an ELF version
> Scott> of dpkg? I only saw an a.out version.
>
> Yes, in debian/project/experimental
Our archive maintainer has not created the updates direc
> Can dftp be used instead? I'd hate to have to download the whole
> bloody 1.1 hierarchy across my 14.4 modem...
Yes, it can. However, because of the large number of dependancies involved
in such a huge upgrade, you might find "dselect" with "dpkg-ftp" a better
solution in this case. Dselect su
Hi Scott
Scott> I assume you mean the dpkg in unstable/binary/base, since I
Scott> couldn't find any "upgrades" directory. BTW, is there an ELF version
Scott> of dpkg? I only saw an a.out version.
Yes, in debian/project/experimental
Scott> Can dftp be used instead? I'd hate to have to
Ian Jackson said:
> The set of instructions that I'm recommending involve using dselect.
> They go like this:
>
> 1. Install the most recent a.out dpkg version from the upgrades
>directory on the FTP site. You probably want at least 1.1.5. To
>install it you just type `dpkg --install dpk
Ian Jackson said:
> The set of instructions that I'm recommending involve using dselect.
> They go like this:
>
> 1. Install the most recent a.out dpkg version from the upgrades
>directory on the FTP site. You probably want at least 1.1.5. To
>install it you just type `dpkg --install dpk
Stephen Early writes ("Re: upgrading from 0.93R6 to 1.1 beta"):
> On Thu, 2 May 1996, James D. Freels wrote:
> > Can I install v 1.1 over the existing v 0.93R6 installation as a usual
> > package (or whole sets of packages) upgrade? I could not find
> > instructi
On Thu, 2 May 1996, James D. Freels wrote:
> Can I install v 1.1 over the existing v 0.93R6 installation as a usual
> package (or whole sets of packages) upgrade? I could not find
> instructions on how to do that.
Yes, you can. Two sets of instructions have been posted to debian-user
recently d
I have been using and staying current with the 0.93R6 version of
Debian. I would like to install v 1.1 beta and test it and contribute
to the beta testing effort. I have seen the installation from floppy
disk instructions. I could also install on a separate "test" machine
that would be different
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