Bug#231538: *sigh*

[Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>]

GOTO Masanori wrote:
> clone 231538 -1
> reassign -1 ftp.debian.org
> retitle -1 sarge needs upgrade-i386 directory which gives us upgrade-path for real i386 architecture
> thanks
> 
> I'm sorry posting this mail to so many people...
> 
> Summary:
> 
>  - Original bug #231538 will be fixed by debian-glibc maintainer team
>    at the next glibc 2.3.2.ds1-12 which adds the code to prevent
>    installing sarge's glibc on real 80386 arch with kernel < 2.4.24.
> 
>  - Debian decided to make dists/sarge/main/upgrade-i386 for providing
>    upgrade path for real 80386 architecture.
> 
>  - ftp.debian.org maintainer needs to make upgrade-i386 directory with
>    appropriate documents/binaries/libraries.
> 
>  - Release document/management team need to write additional notes
>    about upgrade-i386 issue into sarge release announce documents for
>    i386 architecture.
> 
>  - Kernel maintainer may need to put kernel 2.4.24 or newer into
>    upgrade-i386 directory.  The newer kernel has 486 emulation code
>    which can install sarge's libraries even on real 80386
>    architecture.

FYI: I've added this to http://people.debian.org/~joey/pr/3.1/i386.html

Regards,

	Joey

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