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Re: Uploaded Xfree86 3.3.3.1-0.3, powerpc and source.



On Tue, Jan 26, 1999 at 10:52:03AM +0100, Sven LUTHER wrote:
> huh ???
> 
> i thought you cannot upload stuff to debian without sources, did i miss
> something here ?

In certain cases it's very important to.  See dpkg -b.

> 
> > gets installed it will remove the x86 xfree upstream tarball, and
> 
> no, it will not, i uploaded to potato, and branden is uploading to slink, they
> will both still be there ... Another option will be to upload them to
> experimental, but i was told it is not nice to put stuff there, and potato,
> that is unstable is for stuff like that, while slink (frozen) is where branden
> will play with 3.3.2.3.

You will break X for every other platform by uploading this.  The arch
independent packages will all be upgraded to 3.3.3.1!  That will not
work with the 3.3.2.3 X x86 packages.

> > prevent further 3.3.2.3 uploads by Branden.  You don't do this without
> > his explicit permission.
> 
> apart from that i asked where to put it, and nobody responded to me ...
> 
> ok if there is still a problem, i will change the .changes file, so this stuff
> will go to experimental, is this ok ? but i still think potato is the right
> place for that ...

Please do.


Dan

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