possible issues with downgrading and *.md5sums (was: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems)

2024-03-05 Thread Vincent Lefevre
[to debian-devel only] On 2024-03-01 10:13:18 +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote: > On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 06:53:56AM +0100, Paul Gevers wrote: > > Well, officially downgrading isn't supported (although it typically works) > > *and* losing files is one of the problems of our merged-/usr solution (see >

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-03-01 Thread Helmut Grohne
On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 06:53:56AM +0100, Paul Gevers wrote: > Well, officially downgrading isn't supported (although it typically works) > *and* losing files is one of the problems of our merged-/usr solution (see > [1]). I *suspect* this might be the cause. We're working hard (well, helmut > is)

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-29 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
On Thu, 2024-02-29 at 06:53 +0100, Paul Gevers wrote: > Well, officially downgrading isn't supported (although it typically > works) *and* losing files is one of the problems of our merged-/usr > solution (see [1]). I *suspect* this might be the cause. We're > working > hard (well, helmut is)

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-29 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
On Wed, 2024-02-28 at 21:57 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > Furthermore, this is a downgrade from a replacing package to a > replaced > package. Unless you also --reinstall the package at the end, missing > files > are quite to be expected. Shouldn't that case be something that DPKG could detect

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-28 Thread Simon Richter
Hi On 2/29/24 14:57, Steve Langasek wrote: Furthermore, this is a downgrade from a replacing package to a replaced package. Unless you also --reinstall the package at the end, missing files are quite to be expected. I wonder if this could be improved -- e.g. by ignoring Replaces:

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 06:53:56AM +0100, Paul Gevers wrote: > On 29-02-2024 4:47 a.m., Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > > @d-d: > > - How can it happen that purge *t64 packages and at the same time install > >the previous package, and then the so file is missing? > >I mean it's clear

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-28 Thread Paul Gevers
Hi, On 29-02-2024 4:47 a.m., Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: @d-d: - How can it happen that purge *t64 packages and at the same time install the previous package, and then the so file is missing? I mean it's clear that they use the same name, but shouldn't DPKG handle the cleanly?

Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-28 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
Package: libglib2.0-0t64 Version: 2.78.4-2 Severity: critical Justification: breaks unrelated software X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org Hey. CCing d-d since there seems some further deeper problem with the t64 transition (namely lib files getting lost, when "downgrading" i.e.