Re: crosshurd problem

["Javier-Elias Vasquez-Vivas" <jevv.cr@gmail.com>]

On 8/18/06, Javier-Elias Vasquez-Vivas <jevv.cr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I tried installing debian/hurd through crosshurd on debian/linux
> unstable.  I got the problem indicating:
>
> util-linux:  Predepends:  slang1a-utf8 (>1.4.4-7.1)
>
> I searched for the repositories and that package wasn't there.
> Instead there was lislang2 with higher version.
>
> The complaining util-linux package comes from version 2.12-3 under
> unstable, while under unreleased the version is 2.12-3+hurd2, and the
> unreleased version doesn't depend upon this slang1a package but
> instead upon slang2 one:
>
> libslang2 (>=2.0.1-1)
>
> The version available under unstable is even higher, so I guess the
> unreleased version of util-linux is correct while the unstable isn't.
>
> I tried fixing the preferences of crosshurd reducing the unstable
> Pin-Priority from 990 to 980 and then 970 without success.  Notice the
> unreleased Pin-Priority is 995.  So I didn't know how to make
> crosshurd use the unreleased version instead of the unstable one.
>
> I also tried not using the unstable repositories, but that's useless,
> since there are several required packages only there.
>
> I tried modifying the Packages list so that I could remove from
> unstable the listed util-linx package, but I got MD5SUM mismatches,
> and then I tried just changing the dependency from what it originally
> included to what the unreleased Packages list included for it, and
> again I got MD5SUM mismatches.
>
> One thing I need to mention is that I have the repositories mirrorred
> locally in my disk since I don't have internet connection at home.
> I'm right now upgrading the mirror (apt-mirror is a pretty nice tool)
> from the office, but I don't know if that's enough to fix the problem.
>  Initially it sounds more like a crosshurd problem to me since it's
> not able to pick the unreleased version over the unstable...
>
> Is there a way to overcome this?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> --
> Javier

Actually the upgrade on the packages revealed nothing new from the
hurd side.  The versions for both unstable and released are still the
same, with the same dependencies.

What I don't know is whether there was a crosshurd upgrade or not on
the linux side, to see if now crosshurd can privilege unrelease over
unstable, but that's something I can't try in the office.

Any work arounds for the problems are very welcomed.

Thanks in advance,


--
Javier