Re: libdir transition.

[Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 09:48:21PM +0100, Jérôme Marant wrote:
>   Dpkg is too critical not to consider such a bug.
>   I do personaly sometimes install a list of packages manualy through
>   dpkg, without APT. And I guess I may not be the only.

What if i put a big debconf warning when installing ocaml-base or
something such. The users would have to manually revert to ocaml
3.06-12, or when all libraries are translated, simply install the
new libraries also.

Notice that this happen only on upgrade, not when removing and
re-installing the package with dpkg.

That said, we need to rebuild libraries fast, since 3.06-12 will be
removed from sid once 3.06-13 is built on a given arch.

I will make a backup of the ocaml packages before the transition, and
provide a hint to them in the debconf warning.

Does this sound fair ?

BTW, i will also deprecate ocaml-ldconf in the new packages. Is there
any problem with this ? All library packages seem to be using the
stublibs by now.

I will replace ocaml-ldconf by a script saying it is obsolet and the
package should be replaced, or something such.

I think i will upload the new packages this WE, if nobody objects
strongly (or volunteers to fix dpkg).

Friendly,

Sven Luther