Re: RfD: Preparing Debian 2.1r3
> > > package: makedev
> > > version: 2.3.1-23
> > > architectures: source, all
> > > update type: important bugfix
> > > fix some stupid and really nasty bugs, especially for sparc
> >
> > This one is important for sparc (remember sparc was released) and
> > fixes the generation of some important devices
The last makedev for slink is 2.3.1-19. The really critical changes
came in 2.3.1-21:
* make /dev/mouse a symlink to /dev/sunmouse on sparc, closes 35616
* have postinst create audio devices, closes 35646
* add support for hd[ijkl]... noticed while investigating bug 33798
The lack of /dev/mouse on sparc is itself sufficient reason. X11 and
gpm do not function on installation without these.
Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE> writes:
> Which one, why is it important? I doubt that new boot-floppies will
> be created so sparc installations will suffer from the same problem
> as well. I also don't know if there will be new cd images created.
I've been talking to the SPARC boot-floppies maintainer, Eric
Delauney, and he is busy updating his local archive and rebuilding
boot-floppies 2.2.11 with new stuff from proposed updates.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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