Re: beta-test news
I just upgraded my TeX package to the new (ELF) version. I had had the
unstable version of 3/7, which was a.out. Things are nicer now.
I have a simple question: I was able to force dpkg to not worry about
my libc version . It originally complained about:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of makeindex:
makeindex depends on libc5 (>=5.2.18-4); however:
Version of libc5 on system is 5.2.18-1.
but re-installing with --ignore-depends=libc5 went through fine.
Now, my question(s): What is the difference in the new libc package?
More seriously, since I had no end of trouble going from the old
floppies to the unstable base, due to libc not being re-configured, if
I _do_ install the new libc5 package, will it re-run ldconfig so my
system will work, or do I have to go through the hassles I did on my
original installation to get the libraries recognized? I must admit
that updating my clib is not my favorite task, as I have more than once
fallen into a trap and had hours of extra work to get the system back.
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David L. Johnson dlj0@lehigh.edu, dlj0@netaxs.com
Department of Mathematics http://www.lehigh.edu/~dlj0/dlj0.html
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