Before we can release d-i rc3 we need all the kernels updated with at least some security fixes, notably the ones that change the kernel module ABI, and we need to update things to reflect the new kernel "abiname". Here's my understanding of the current status of that: i386 2.4 and 2.6 updated to -2 abiname; debs not yet in testing; udebs updated. Until debs hit testing we cannot change rootskel/base-installer to use the new package names. ia64 Now same as i386. powerpc No abiname. 2.4 not updated(?). 2.6 updated, udebs updated, debs not yet in testing. As far as I know, no other arches except amd64 (not tracking that) are updated. Of the other arches, alpha, hppa (2.6), s390, and sparc have a abiname field in the kernel package names, so we really must wait on those before releasing rc3. arm, m68k, hppa (2.4), mips, and mipsel have no abinames, which just means past d-i releases will break even worse for those arches once the updated kernels and udebs reach testing. So I'd like to delay rc3 until those are updated with the abi changes too, to avoid having rc3 break after it's released. Anyway, I hope we can get the new kernels and udebs built for the missing arches in the next couple of weeks? -- see shy jo
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