Bug#1084783: RM: debian-installer [i386] -- ROM; i386 support goes away

[Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>]

Package: ftp.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: ftp.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: remove
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-installer@packages.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:debian-installer

Hi,

This is basically a redux of #1081698 with s/armel/i386/g.

Starting with the 6.11 linux packages that just hit unstable, i386 is
EOL'd as far as linux/debian-installer support goes, and we have nothing
to build there anymore.

Please remove the debian-installer binary on i386. It contains some
documentation but mainly records a bunch of packages via Built-Using.

I have no opinion as to whether (not) cleaning up the installer-i386
directory[1] should happen in an arch-specific manner. I'd expect having
both initial and current version in the bookworm directory[2] would be
sufficient in case someone needs a DeLorean.

  1. https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/installer-armel/
  2. https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-armel/

I've not Cc'd the i386 porters list for obvious reasons. :o)


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant