Re: Bug#699808: tech-ctte: syslinux vs the wheezy release
On Thu, Feb 07, 2013 at 08:30:35AM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote:
> On 02/07/2013 08:12 AM, Michael Biebl wrote:
> >This list is getting longer with each email. Seeing that syslinux 5 has
> >been in sid for less then 10 days, I'm worried what other issues might
> >show up.
>
> apart from the two obvious things (debian-installer and debian-cd)
> that do need to be updated to copy in the additionally required c32
> modules when using vesamenu.c32, there's only vbox broken.
>
> while i can see that one is inclined to jump to the conclusion that
> now each and every package in debian needs an update, it really
> isn't so.
That isn't even what he is refering to. Syslinux 5 is an untested
version and any number of new regressions might show up when it gets
tested on more and more systems with hardware you simply do not have
for testing.
It's the fear of the unknown (bugs).
MfG
Goswin
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