Re: DRAFT v4(final): Debian 2.0 "Hamm" Released
> > > Q: Why not just use dselect's ftp method like normal?
> > > A: This will order your packages incorrectly.
> > >
> > Changed to:
> > Q: Why not just use dselect's ftp method like normal?
> > A: This will not order your packages correctly. This could lead
> > to your machine being left in an unusable state. Ordinarily
> > this is not a problem, but this upgrade involves a major
> > change in libc which has special requirements.
> >
> > Is this acceptable?
>
> Not to me, at least, and I would say (but I don't know) that not to
> the person who designed the packaging system either.
>
> I was not a Debian developer when 0.93R6 was released, but it seems that
> Pre-Dependencies were created so that an a.out system may be upgraded to
> an ELF system without risk (just like we do now with libc5 and libc6), and
> so that you can install packages in whatever order without breaking the
> system.
>
> Therefore, saying "This could lead to your machine being left in an
> unusable state" would be not be fair.
>
> Discouraging the use of dselect as the only method to uprade is one thing.
> Saying that the packaging system is not robust enough to ensure the
> integrity of the system is another (very different) one.
>
But isn't it true in this case? Upgrading dselect will lead to a broken system.
If you really want it changed, send in some alternative text.
Jay Treacy
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