Re: Starting second test cycle
On Tue, 30 May 2000, Ben Collins wrote:
> >
> > I've installed the upgrade-{alpha,i386,m68k,sparc} directories provided
> > by Anne Bezemer, probably too late to be picked up by today's mirror run.
> >
>
> Please, where ever this thing for sparc came from, delete it until it is
> correct. The way it reads sounds like sparc upgrading is broken due to not
> having a static apt/dpkg set. This is WRONG. I told Anne this, and it
> looks like he ignored that. The document should atleast say in the "sparc"
> section, this exact information. Until it does, I would like it removed.
I've put a VERY explicit note in the sparc UPGRADING.txt/html:
=============================================================
NOTE: there are no official upgrading procedures for sparc.
Below is the procedure that applies to other architectures, in the
hope that it has some relevance to sparc.
There are no static versions of `apt' and `dpkg' available for sparc.
If you need more precise information, or if you have questions, please
contact
debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
=============================================================
I don't read here that anything is broken at all. Only that nobody (including
you) cared to supply any information. For example how EXACTLY to do CD
upgrades (step-by-step instructions like those present & tested for other
arches). Until someone provides that info, I'm telling people to contact the
debian-sparc list, which seems the wisest thing to do.
I'm _not_ going to just say "once you have a 2.2.x kernel you automagically
will have a potato system" because people are _not_ helped by that.
Furthermore, AFAIK(!!) all info _except_ the `PREPARING TO UPGRADE' section
(still ~50% of the doc) also applies to Sparc.
Dark: IF you ever remove the sparc docs (which I would consider a BAD thing
for any less experienced sparc user), be sure to replace it with a simple
"contact debian-sparc@lists.debian.org for upgrade info" notice, so that
people will at least know how to (hopefully) get any upgrade info at all.
Regards,
Anne Bezemer
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