Re: Glibc, gcc, libdb2 and nss_db
On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 05:54:23PM -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 04:27:24PM -0400, Ben Collins wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 04:03:04PM -0400, David Huggins-Daines wrote:
> > > Ben Collins <bcollins@debian.org> writes:
> > >
> > > > Other notes about the new glibc:
> > > >
> > > > * nss1 compat is gone
> > >
> > > We'll also have to update base-files so that /etc/nsswitch.conf no
> > > longer has 'compat' for passwd, group, and shadow.
> > >
> > > Oh, and you'll have to run s/compat/files/ on /etc/nsswitch.conf after
> > > installing the new glibc. Unfortunately the failure mode is not very
> > > instructive - you just can't log in anymore.
> > >
> > > Does the postinst take care of this? Should it?
> >
> > Errf. This puts a bit of a crimp in the upload. IMO, basefiles should
> > remove the "compat" in it's postinst, then libc6 can predepend on that
> > version.
> >
> > Well...I guess i386 has to wait.
>
> Why does i386 need to wait? Compat is an issue for all
> architectures...
Sorry, for some reason I had it in my mind again that nss1 was a libc5
thing.
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