Re: dselect on unstable dist., how?
On Tue, 9 Dec 1997, Alexis S. Panagides wrote:
> I am finally making the transition to the libc6. I am following the HOW-TO
> but am having a hard time finding the recommended files like 'libreadline2'
> at ftp.debian.org (although I found libreadlineg2).
>
> Beyond file location problems I would like to not use dpkg and use dselect
> instead but I am having a hard time pointing dselect to the unstable
> distribution. I keep getting,
Using dselect to upgrade libreadline2 is likely to cause you grief. Many
of the older libc5-based libraries are now in the oldlibs section of the
archive.
> "Warning: Could not find a Packages file in unstable/binary-i386
> This may not be a problem if the directory is a symbolic link"
>
> then the dselect update procedure throws an error due to no package file.
>
> Furthermore, I downloaded and installed dpkg-1.4.0.19 and dpkg-1.4.9 from
> unstable but I still have the same problems.
>
> I have poked through the arquives on this one but didn't see anything. Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ/libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.5
holds the answer to your questions.
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Scott K. Ellis <storm@gate.net> http://www.gate.net/~storm/
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