On Tue, 16 May 2000, Joey Hess wrote:
> J.A. Bezemer wrote: > > > > I need some help from registered Debian developers[*] to compile static > > > > versions of apt and dpkg (potato/i386), to facilitate upgrades. The more > > > > static versions, the better! > > > > (Well, I just need them soon, so don't discuss first, Just Do It ;-) > > > > > > And the point of this exercise is .... ? > > > > Upgrading from <=2.0 and/or with a CD set. Apt/dpkg as included in 2.1r4 > > can't > > handle CD sets with dist-upgrade. Several people have reported static > > versions > > work great. I already have compiled static versions myself, but ftpmaster > > won't install those because they're not signed by a registered developer > > (which I'm not yet...) > > Sure, I can understand why a static apt and/or dpkg may be necessary. I > mean, we had them for slink and earlier releases as well; this is not a > new problem or a new idea. > > What I don't understand is why you're advocating that many developers > all go do the same thing, outside the structure of the debian project. > Sounds like a waste of time. ;-) This method has proven itself very effective to get people to work. If I had just said "can anyone please..." then I wouldn't have gotten any response at all because everybody thinks "someone else will do it". (I've got some experience with that... People are unbelievably inventive in finding excuses to be lazy ;-) Of course, as soon as I get one version, I'll cancel the quest. Regards, Anne Bezemer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
