Re: substvar in Arch:
On Wed, Sep 11, 2002 at 10:15:16AM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> Sven LUTHER <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> writes:
>
> > On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 04:42:48AM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote:
> >
> > Mmm, but what if there is a bug found in ocaml's native code compiler,
> > that forces me to disable one of the architectures, like i did for ia64
> > and powerpc, where the 3.04 native code compiler was broken, then there
> > suddenly is a previous version of the ia64 and powerpc packages to
> > contend with.
> >
> > But then, in the case of the bug above, the native code compiler would
> > not have compiled from the start anyway.
>
> Then there are two choises:
>
> 1. fix the ocaml-nativ-compiler
Sure, if the problem is easy to fix, (like it was done for the ppc
problem), but it may well be beyond mine or your skill, and even
upstream will only fix it in their next release.
> 2. ask the ftp admin to remove the old deb so that that arch uses the
> binary-all from then on.
Yes, they will not really like it.
> 1. is prefered and 2. would be if no fix is within reach.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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