Re: ia32-apt-get and dependencies errors
"Hans-J. Ullrich" <hans.ullrich@loop.de> writes:
>> So I guess the question is how to we organise to get it back into the
>> repro's - the debian way ?
>
> I think, if people wish for it, then ftp-master should be asked to put it back
> again. However, I underrstand, it might cause trouble (as other packages might
> cause, too!), but this is the kind of "experimental"! or "unstable", just as
> its name is expressing.
Actuaky the Debian CTTE would be better as I asked them to review the
matter. I probably wouldn't hurt to let them know you miss
ia32-apt-get. :)
> I understand well, there are efforts to chose other ways, so ia32-apt-get
> should not block the other ways. Well, which one will win at last will show
> the future. IMO ia32-apt-get is a good way at the moment, and I think, even
> Goswin would not mourne if some day a better way will be found and ia32-apt-
> get will disappear. The future will show us.
ia32-apt-get will disapear and was always ment to disapear with
multiarch. I also always intended to make that transition as smooth as
possible. The multiarch people fear that ia32-apt-get might conflict
with multiarch, and currently they are right. The existing packages
would conflicht with future multiarch packages. But to resolve that
some of the multiarch features have to be added to dpkg first and then
ia32-apt-get can be updated to use those features for a smooth
upgrade. So from my side there is a solid plan in place how to do a
smooth upgrade to multiarch. No blocks in sight.
> As far as i understood the policies of debian, there are rules to get a
> package into the official repository. If ia32-apt-get does not break those
> rules, I see no reason, why to put this software into the repository. All
> software is free, and every software should be handled even. True
> democracie....
>
> Well, I suggest, to handle ia32-apt-get just as other software in debian.
>
> Another for way testing might be, to use an own repository, besides the debian
> official ones. IMO this is the worse way, because it might be worse to maintain
> (dependencies and so on).
>
> These are my thoughts about it, feel free to comment it.
>
> Cheers
>
> Hans
>
> P.S. As you may have remarked: I hate everything, which is deminuishing
> freedom! Sorry for that!
MfG
Goswin
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