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Bug#706684: marked as done (release-notes: release notes: Update en/upgrading.dbk to help work around #645713)



[please follow up to the bug, not directly to the list]

On Fri, May  3, 2013 at 14:23:04 +0100, Justin B Rye wrote:

> Debian Bug Tracking System wrote:
> > +<para>
> > +Alternatively, adding both squeeze and wheezy sources to your
> > +<filename>sources.list</filename> and running <command>apt-get
> > +update</command> may help work around this problem.
> > +</para>
> [...]
> >> This is to help around bug #645713.
> > 
> > Applied (with &oldreleasename; and &releasename; entitites to avoid
> > encoding squeeze and wheezy....though I guess this paragraph will no
> > longer apply by the day we release jessie).
> 
> Wait, wait, wait, shouldn't that advice at least include the word
> "temporarily"?  Otherwise debian-user will gradually fill up with
> people who think we've recommended they should run a mixed system.
> 
>    An alternative workaround for this problem is to temporarily add both
>    &oldreleasename; and &releasename; sources to your
>    <filename>sources.list</filename> and run <command>apt-get update</command>.

I used your suggestion, thanks.

Cheers,
Julien

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