Re: version 0.8 of libc5 to libc6 auto-upgrade script
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Craig Sanders wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, Igor Grobman wrote:
>
> > since you are back in charge :-), please add libnet-perl and
>
> no, no. it's a collaborative effort. the script's public domain :-)
>
> > data-dumper to the packages that need to be installed. Those should
> > be installed before dpkg-ftp as dpkg-ftp depends on them. Not doing
> > so makes dpkg-ftp break in the middle of the install as soon as it
> > installs new libnet-perl which depends on data-dumper (previously it
> > didn't).
>
> fixed. find v0.9 attached.
>
> > You've done a great job rewriting the script. I just didn't have time
> > + was too lazy to do it :)
>
> laziness is a virtue. read perl's camel book to find out why :-)
I've taken the script and clipped the headers and trailers and stuck it,
along with a tarball of all the packages it installs, at
{http,ftp}://stormcrow.ml.org/pub/debian/autoup/
I intend to mention it in the next update of my howto, which should be
"real soon now" and which will probably be shorter for availability of a
script to do the work :)
--
Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net> http://www.gate.net/~storm/
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