Bug#255012: debian-installer: d-i tc1 still has broken busybox, unusable on all sparc machines made last 5 years
> Then the http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer web page needs
> to be updated to reflect that. Not everyone has time to follow the
> high-volume low-signal debian-boot mailing list.
You're right about this. This will indeed be discussed at d-i meeting
this evening (16:00UTC #debian-boot). I will propose to make the
access to various images clearer.
And, for sure, for the abandoned tc1, I will probably propose to
either remove it.....or at least mark it clearly as not "release quality".
> > Given that these sparc-related problems are well-known and adressed, I
> > don't really understand why a RC bug is filed, then.
>
> Given that this critcal bug was fixed over a month ago, I don't see
> any excuse for continuing to distribute the known broken version.
Probably because some lack of manpower. Testing Sparc images on
Sparc64 systems is really a problem for a while. During the whole
Debconf we were indeed unable to have some real tests done...:-()
> > Please test the sid_d-i images at
> > http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sid_d-i/sparc/current/
>
> As I reported in bug 248954, this was fixed in the sid images over a
> month ago. Hopfully it hasn't reverted.
>
> > If the bug you report here is not in these, please close it.
>
> Not until the fix is in sarge. I am tagging it sarge however.
Seems acecptable.
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