Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-21 Thread Craig Sanders
On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 03:27:04PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote: > Unfortunately it is not possible to address the issue you are seeing without > further information or having a way to reproduce the issue. Finally, a response that isn't just 1. smug dismissal by quibbling about what "mandatory"

Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-21 Thread Jakub Wilk
* Craig Sanders , 2022-09-19 22:53: # apt-get -d -u install usrmerge Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done Package usrmerge is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been

Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-21 Thread Michael Biebl
control: severity -1 normal control: tags -1 + moreinfo unreproducible control: retitle -1 apt incorrectly prefer usr-is-merged Am 21.09.22 um 15:12 schrieb Craig Sanders: reopen 1020290 severity 1020290 critical stop There's no need to repeat (again!) what i've already said. Unfortunately

Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-21 Thread Craig Sanders
reopen 1020290 severity 1020290 critical stop There's no need to repeat (again!) what i've already said. fix the bug before closing this report.

Bug#1020290: closed by Ansgar (Re: Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged)

2022-09-21 Thread Craig Sanders
reopen 1020290 severity 1020290 critical stop > Please stop playing BTS ping-pong. STOP CLOSING BUG REPORTS WITHOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM. > Either way it looks like you misconfigured you apt sources as you said > earlier: NO. I DID NOT MISCONFIGURE MY SYSTEM. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES

Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-21 Thread Craig Sanders
On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 08:32:53AM +0200, Helmut Grohne wrote: > On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 10:41:18AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > > Stop closing this bug without fixing it. > > The change you are objecting to was planned and presented to various > teams in Debian including the technical committee

Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-21 Thread Helmut Grohne
Hi Craig, Speaking with a CTTE hat. On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 10:41:18AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote: > Stop closing this bug without fixing it. The change you are objecting to was planned and presented to various teams in Debian including the technical committee and the release team. The change

Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-20 Thread Craig Sanders
reopen 1020290 severity 1020290 critical stop > Given you have made usrmerge uninstallable in your system as you > admitted (probably running one of dpkg's unsupported scripts that > installs a local blocking package, I'd imagine) then it is entirely on > you to fix that, it cannot be done

Bug#1020290: init-system-helpers depends on usrmerge | usr-is-merged

2022-09-19 Thread Craig Sanders
Package: init-system-helpers Version: 1.65.2 dist-upgrade was broken on four systems tonight due to: Depends: usrmerge | usr-is-merged This effectively makes these packages Essential by stealth. Debian's usrmerge FAQ says: * Is it mandatory to install this package? No. All four