Re: autoup.sh for the Official CD
> I assume the Offical CD will include autoup.sh. I believe that a
> simplified version of the existing autoup.sh should be prepared for
> the CD, with a corresponding version of autoup.sh-README to accompany
> it.
The current beta does (in an extra subdirectory), but hopefully the final
will include it as part of the main archive tree.
> I prepared the autoup.sh-README that is on Craigs's ftp site, and
> have started work on a draft of a simplified version of the README. I
> can finish this up quickly and send it to you tomorrow if you would
> like to include it. I can also prepare a simplified autoup.sh
> corresponding to the README. This will take about a day longer than
> the README, since I must set up a file system to simulate the CD and
> test the script.
Good idea.
> I suggest that autoup.sh and the README be included in an UPGRADE
> sub-directory in the top level directory of the CD, and that a recent
> libc5 version of dpkg (such as 1.4.0.8) (needed for upgrading from
> buzz) be placed in this directory. If the apt method is going to be
> provided as an alternate upgrade path, the latest bo version of apt
> (apt_0.0.17-1bo0_i386 or later) should be in the same directory. If
> that is the case, instructions for apt-get dist-upgrade should also be
> included.
Yup.
> Let me know ASAP if you want me to complete the README and
> abbreviated script.
Go for it.
Cheers, Phil.
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