Re: Undo libc6 upgrade in testing
On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 04:33:08PM +0200, Frank wrote: Hey list, I am running testing and did an upgrade today, which included libc6 and quite a few other packages. Now I have problems with some non-Debian libraries, that I use for work, and the backtrace looks a lot like problems with the new libc6. Is there any connection between the new libc6 and the gcc4.0 transition? Because I compile these libraries with gcc3.3. How can I downgrade libc6 to the previous state? I tried with apt-get: apt-get install libc6=2.3.2.ds1-22 (which was the previous version) but it tells me, it can't find this version anymore. Is there any way of reverting the upgrade, without downgrading to Sarge? It can't find it because it's not in the Packages file. Adding a sarge line in sources.list will fix that. But it's probably going to remove all packages that you just upgraded, since they depend on the new version. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Undo libc6 upgrade in testing
On 9/4/05, Frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am running testing and did an upgrade today, which included libc6 and quitea few other packages. >From experience it seems that after a release there is always a lot of upload activity in Debian (which is good). This breaks things in unstable, stalls the transition into testing and sometimes even breaks things in testing (which is not so good, but probably inevitable). Therefore you should only use testing if you want to help testing. In a few month, testing will probably stabilise and become more useable. Now I have problems with some non-Debian libraries, that I use for work, andthe backtrace looks a lot like problems with the new libc6. Is there any connection between the new libc6 and the gcc4.0 transition? Absolutely possible. Especially java packages regularly break after libc upgrade, but also other binary packages may be affected. Can you be a bit more specific concerning your third party packages? How can I downgrade libc6 to the previous state? I tried with apt-get:apt-get install libc6= 2.3.2.ds1-22(which was the previous version) but it tells me, it can't find this versionanymore. Is there any way of reverting the upgrade, without downgrading toSarge? The only thing I can recommend is to downgrade to Sarge. There is an archive for old testing packages, and you should be able to find the libc6 package there. See http://snapshot.debian.net/ . However, the upgrade probably changed more than one package, and you have to download, compile and install all affected packages. You then have to put a hold on libc6, which probably stalls most new packages in testing coming forth. So you will not get much benefit out of testing compared to using Sarge. Thomas
Re: Undo libc6 upgrade in testing
Am Sonntag, 4. September 2005 17:41 schrieb Thomas Steffen: From experience it seems that after a release there is always a lot of upload activity in Debian (which is good). This breaks things in unstable, stalls the transition into testing and sometimes even breaks things in testing (which is not so good, but probably inevitable). Therefore you should only use testing if you want to help testing. In a few month, testing will probably stabilise and become more useable. Absolutely possible. Especially java packages regularly break after libc upgrade, but also other binary packages may be affected. Can you be a bit more specific concerning your third party packages? Thank you very much for your reply. I have just now gotten the 3rd party libraries usable (meaning they will only seg-fault when my program finishes), so I am not in a desperate situation anymore :-) The only thing I can recommend is to downgrade to Sarge. You might be right, and I have already @#ยง%'d myself for upgrading a testing distribution while I need to get work done ;-) But then every two weeks there is that curiosity... ;-) And I don't want to stay with Sarge's status for the next 2 years. Please notice, I am not complaining, that something in testing broke! I think I will restrict myself to just upgrade, when I don't have work to be done... Thanks, Frank
