Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread rsteinke
From: Jules Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > > Thus, doing > > > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > > > before doing the upgrade would be successful, but just doing > > As I recall, that has been a recommenda

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread rsteinke
From: Jules Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > > Thus, doing > > > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > > > before doing the upgrade would be successful, but just doing > > As I recall, that has been a recommend

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Josip Rodin
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Actually, I've noticed in the way that the apt in woody successfully upgrades > the > system without removing X. However, doing the upgrade using apt in > potato would fail. > > Thus, doing > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > # apt-

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Thus, doing > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > before doing the upgrade would be successful, but just doing As I recall, that has been a recommendation in previous versions. (The dpkg update, at least).

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Josip Rodin
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Actually, I've noticed in the way that the apt in woody successfully upgrades the > system without removing X. However, doing the upgrade using apt in > potato would fail. > > Thus, doing > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > # apt-ge

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Donald J Bindner
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Thus, doing > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > before doing the upgrade would be successful, but just doing > > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > will be quite unsuccessful :P (something to add to the release

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit > apt-get -u -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true dist-upgrade > > And post your results here? > > We need to know if this is a bug in apt, or there is some extra degree > of finagling that needs to be done with the XFree86 package > relations

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:48:49PM -0500, Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 04:41:54PM -0700, Tal Danzig wrote: > > Anyway, I just though of something else. You could put xinit, xauth, > > and startx in both packages, then have them conflict with eac

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Jules Bean
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Thus, doing > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > before doing the upgrade would be successful, but just doing As I recall, that has been a recommendation in previous versions. (The dpkg update, at least).

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Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Donald J Bindner
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 03:30:56AM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Thus, doing > > # apt-get install apt dpkg > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > before doing the upgrade would be successful, but just doing > > # apt-get dist-upgrade > > will be quite unsuccessful :P (something to add to the release

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit > apt-get -u -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true dist-upgrade > > And post your results here? > > We need to know if this is a bug in apt, or there is some extra degree > of finagling that needs to be done with the XFree86 package > relation

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:02:22PM -0700, Tal Danzig wrote: > * On Tue Oct 23, 2001 19:48:49 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Congratulations, you guys are totally killing my motivation for > > implementing this proposal in any way. > > Well, I tried to help and provide some constructive input,

Re: xfree86 4.1.0-8pre9v2 fixes some hppa problems

2001-10-24 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 05:03:02AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > 1) libGLU is now built for hppa > 2) Ben Collins fixed imake to report the correct libc version on hppa .debs for hppa are now available at the X Strike Force. Please test! -- G. Branden Robinson|I must desp

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:48:49PM -0500, Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 04:41:54PM -0700, Tal Danzig wrote: > > Anyway, I just though of something else. You could put xinit, xauth, > > and startx in both packages, then have them conflict with ea

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Re: xfree86 4.1.0-8pre9v2 fixes some hppa problems

2001-10-24 Thread Andreas Metzler
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Feedback to debian-x, please. I just tested the i386-packages (Matrox G200), upgrading from -7 was smooth and I didn't find any problems. thanks for your work, cu andreas

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 07:02:22PM -0700, Tal Danzig wrote: > * On Tue Oct 23, 2001 19:48:49 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > Congratulations, you guys are totally killing my motivation for > > implementing this proposal in any way. > > Well, I tried to help and provide some constructive input,

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 03:18:05PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > I don't think people will get xbase-clients in the current situation. > > In my experience of upgrading several systems, upgrading from potato shall > see > most of X-related packages being removed, notably, "startx" goes missing.

Re: xfree86 4.1.0-8pre9v2 fixes some hppa problems

2001-10-24 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Oct 23, 2001 at 05:03:02AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > 1) libGLU is now built for hppa > 2) Ben Collins fixed imake to report the correct libc version on hppa .debs for hppa are now available at the X Strike Force. Please test! -- G. Branden Robinson|I must des

Re: xfree86 4.1.0-8pre9v2 fixes some hppa problems

2001-10-24 Thread Andreas Metzler
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Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Branden Robinson
On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 03:18:05PM +0900, Junichi Uekawa wrote: > I don't think people will get xbase-clients in the current situation. > > In my experience of upgrading several systems, upgrading from potato shall see > most of X-related packages being removed, notably, "startx" goes missing. >

Re: PROPOSED: new package: xinit

2001-10-24 Thread Junichi Uekawa
Daniel Burrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit > What about upgrades? Initial installs probably aren't a problem, but > people upgrading without metapackages will get xbase-clients and not xinit! > (thus preventing them from starting X at all, at least using the common > methods) I don