Bug#327432: kernel-image-2.4.27-2-sparc32: upgrading from 2.2 kernel deadlocks with libc upgrade

[Marc Horowitz <marc@mit.edu>]

Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org> writes:

>> On Fri, 9 Sep 2005, Marc Horowitz wrote:
>> 
>> > I had an old sparc which was running a 2.2.20 kernel (yes, old) and
>> > libc6 2.2.5-11.5.  I tried to upgrade it (apt-get install dist-upgrade)
>> > and it choked.  In particular, the kernel depends on a newer version of libc:
>> 
>> This is a known issue, arising when attempting woody->sarge upgrade on 
>> sparc. Proper procedure for upgrading the kernel is documented in Sarge 
>> release notes (paragraph 4.3 and appendix A):
>> 
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/sparc/release-notes/ap-kernel-upgrade-howto.en.html

Shouldn't the system somehow warn me I have a gun aimed at my foot
*before* I pull the trigger?

                Marc