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Re: Release-critical Bug Report for November 7



> On Wed, Nov 11, 1998 at 01:26:39AM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> > Previously Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > > I wonder whether bug #28995 (netscape3 gives a bus error and dies)
> > > should be upgraded to an important bug -- the package seems to not
> > > work at all in its current state.
> > 
> > Personally I can't reproduce this. I don't mind removing this package
> > since we have a bunch of newer netscapes anyway.
> 
>    I saw this problem.  On my system /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/locale/ had been
> removed during the X11-package reorganization.  Reinstalling xlib6g -7
> restored locale/ and netscape3 began working again.  One of the inst or rm
> scripts in some version (-6 I think) was renaming locale/ and not replacing
> it.  -7 didn't completely recover from the damage in -6, but may install on
> a non-X or hamm system without problem.  If someone installs fresh or
> upgrades from hamm this should be checked off and the bug downgraded. 

Yes, you're right about this (I believe).

> People running unstable/ want problems like this, right?

Erm, slink is no longer unstable -- potato is.  You don't _really_
want us to announce "Debian 2.1 (aka slink) has now been released",
only to find a slew of bug reports complaining that Netscape has
stopped working?  Please don't criticise the alpha/beta testers for
being alpha/beta testers!!

   Julian

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            Julian Gilbey             Email: J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk
       Dept of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary & Westfield College,
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