Re: Bug#395181: initrd-tools?
On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 04:00:53AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 08:03:29PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote:
> > * Noah Meyerhans (noahm@debian.org) [061218 19:41]:
> > > Our options would seem to be to revise the release notes
> > > to no longer suggest upgrading aptitude before dist-upgrade, or
> > > including an initrd-tools package that doesn't conflict with current
> > > libc6. I believe we should include an initrd-tools package, even if
> > > it is just a dummy package, to provide for a smooth upgrade path.
>
> > I doubt that a dummy package is better, I think it is even worse because
> > it will lull people into security where there is none.
>
> > Basically, initrd-tools has been removed because it maintainers asked
> > for removal from testing plus unstable.
>
> > If I understand it correct, someone could take over a package where the
> > maintainers asked for removal (well, basically it is orphaned with the
> > "please remove foo now") - and if the then-current maintainer ask to let
> > the initrd-tools back to testing, I don't see why we should refuse this.
> > (Of course, my understanding could be wrong.)
>
> If initrd-tools needs to be kept around for etch for an upgrade path, I'm
> willing to do the minimum of work necessary to support this. The reason it
> was removed from testing in the first place is that it had an RC bug filed
> against it that no one thought was worth the effort of investigating.
agreed.
> I'll prepare an upload to fix 395181.
no need we'll handle that.
--
maks
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