Bug#233867: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0)

2004-02-23 Thread Ondřej Surý
As somebody already stated in another thread. You don't have to use packaged netscape which is known to have security issues. You can install latest netscape in /usr/local/ without need of obsolete dependecies. > Many other browsers do also, but this doesn't fix that broken website. Trust > me,

Bug#233818: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-23 Thread Andreas Metzler
Chris Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 12:00:05AM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: >> For me it is: well, there are some websites I have to >> look at with netscape since mozilla doesnt display >> them (same for the submitter, if I understand him right); >> and I lik

Bug#233867: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0)

2004-02-23 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 02:35:41PM +0200, Martin-=EF=BF=BDric Racine wrote: > > Package: xlib6g > > Version: 4.2.1-3 > > Severity: normal > >=20 > > I have an old Netscape 4.77 dating back from Potato that I absolutely > > need to access cer

Re: Bug#233818: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-23 Thread Nikita V. Youshchenko
> On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Branden Robinson wrote: > > [...] >> > The question is: Since the last xlib6g packages are empty packages >> > anyways... do you really need to Conflict: it? >> >> I'd really like to force them off the system. > > Could conflicting with xlib6g less-than say 4.3.0 help in

Bug#233818: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-22 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 08:53:05AM +1100, Neale Banks wrote: > On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Branden Robinson wrote: > > [...] > > > The question is: Since the last xlib6g packages are empty packages > > > anyways... do you really need to Conflict: it? > > > > I'd really like to force them off the system.

Bug#233818: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-21 Thread Chris Waters
On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 12:00:05AM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > For me it is: well, there are some websites I have to > look at with netscape since mozilla doesnt display > them (same for the submitter, if I understand him right); > and I like xv :) Neither netscape nor xv were *ever*

Bug#233818: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-21 Thread Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 02:38:40PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 07:03:44PM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > > There is no other chance currently, than repackage any package that > > depends on xlib6g currently with modified control file. > > I'd really like to fo

Bug#233818: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-21 Thread Neale Banks
On Fri, 20 Feb 2004, Branden Robinson wrote: [...] > > The question is: Since the last xlib6g packages are empty packages > > anyways... do you really need to Conflict: it? > > I'd really like to force them off the system. Could conflicting with xlib6g less-than say 4.3.0 help in getting us to a

Processed: Re: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-20 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reopen 233818 Bug#233818: xlibs: please provide xlib6g Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0 Bug reopened, originator not changed. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug

Bug#233818: Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-20 Thread Branden Robinson
reopen 233818 thanks On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 07:03:44PM +0100, Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe wrote: > > You may be able to rectify your problem, however, by using the "equivs" > > Well, the problem is: as long as you Conflict: xlib6g in xlibs, nobody > will be able to install any package that even just

Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-20 Thread Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 11:16:35AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Fri, Feb 20, 2004 at 02:35:41PM +0200, Martin-???ric Racine wrote: > > I have an old Netscape 4.77 dating back from Potato that I absolutely > > > > Alternately, if some existing 4.3.0 packages are supposed to > > "Provides: xl

Bug#233867: "Provides: xlib6g" needed in 4.3.0

2004-02-20 Thread Martin-Éric Racine
Package: xlib6g Version: 4.2.1-3 Severity: normal I have an old Netscape 4.77 dating back from Potato that I absolutely need to access certain sites that refuse to work with Mozilla or even Opera. Unfortunately, it is dependant upon xlib6g, which seems to be absent in XFree86 4.3.0. Luckily,