in-line :- 2012/3/9 Daniel Hartwig <[email protected]>: > 2012/3/9 shirish शिरीष <[email protected]>: >> Hi all, >> I was trying to install apt 0.8.16~exp13 as it has solved one of the >> issues that had been plaguing me and that is the translations take >> quite a bit of bandwidth. See the bug about pdiffs and translations >> that was fixed in the most recent upload (which became apt >> 0.8.16~exp13). While trying to update it to the apt 0.8.16~exp13 it >> seems there are lot of tools which are holding it back. >> > > Hi Shirish > > IIRC you had this same problem in February :-) > > Please do not install experimental APT on your *desktop* system. Thanks. > > As mentioned in the replies to your earlier email [1], this version of > APT is being kept in experimental while the state of multi-arch settles > down.
Hi Daniel, Oops and sorry for the noise. I guess just my immaturity or/and impatience showing here. Guess will have to wait when dpkg and multiarch stuff are finalized. Thank you though for taking time to answer. > In the meantime, I would not expect the smaller utilities (apt-file, > apt-listbugs, etc.) to be updated in experimental. These programs are > only of use in a complete system. ok. > [1] http://lists.debian.org/deity/2012/02/msg00051.html > > > By looking at #639290 (which you mentioned last time as motivation for > this) I can see some users have hinted at a work around: > > [2] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639290#224 > [3] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639290#229 > > I suggest to try that if you have not already. Thank you, have done but also good to have it in record. >> Another thing that I was kinda shocked to find is that most apt-utils >> don't seem to have a webpage/homepage associated with them. I filed >> one for apt-file Bug #663139 and at least would do so for couple of >> the apt tools I like but does not seem to be an easy way to to get the >> new apt. >> > > Do not be shocked :-) These are small utilities which have very > specific functions tied to the APT system. Most of them already > perform their function well. "Roadmaps" are not particularily useful > for tools such as these. Guess but having a webpage or wiki page so people have some info. on it won't hurt. I have filed the relevant wishlist bugs for some of the apt-tools. I could start wiki pages for each of the tools I find interesting with the Long description and TODO listed in /usr/share/doc/$packagename (obviously some apt-tool) but as have no further info. such as the scm address or/and what the maintainer's goals are, would be nice if such pages exist (and maintained). Please lemme know what do people think. If that is a go then could at least have some crude pages for now (basically copy-pasting stuff). > From your bug report it looks like you are interested in knowing when > apt-file, etc. will be updated to support apt 0.8.16. This is most > likely to happen when 0.8.16 is release to unstable. There is no > projected date for that as yet. Ah ok. Actually the motivation now has changed for apt has changed ;-) Please see # bug 657902 which has been closed by the new apt version. The only thing I could not understand from Joerg's Jasper's statement [1] was this :- alternatively this will just break our archive, lets see in next 'dinstall...' the quotes around dinstall are for emphasis, what does dinstall mean, anyone ? 1. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=657902#32 Thank you again. > Regards -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal शिरीष अग्रवाल My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 _______________________________________________ Aptitude-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aptitude-devel
