Hi, this is the list of problems in the current dpkg that only pop up in the Hurd. I am posting this as an additional information for you to set your priorities (either up or down, as you see it :)
* Bug * #68783: dpkg should call exec with full path in argv[0] STRATEGY: Includes a working patch which shows what has to be done. REASON: Prevents configuration of debconf, which a lot of packages depend on, screwing up even the most basic installations. * #31620: dpkg: don't use hard coded ENOENT STRATEGY: Use Errno.pm ENOENT which is in perl-5.005-base. [See also fixed bug report #47204, but note that perl-5.6 gets it wrong again!!! I am reopening it and reassigning to perl-5.6-base.] REASON: We have thread based errno's, which are different (in the upper bits). * #76941: dpkg: [hurd] configure gets the architecture wrong STRATEGY: Loosen pattern matching against archtable. REASON: Gnu config.guess is i386-gnu0.2, which doesn't match i386-gnu. This prevents any native build. Broader problems: Versioned conflicts (depends) match (not) against provides, screwing up some work arounds which we use to fool packages into thinking that we have the linux packages installed (shellutils depends on login, which we don't have. This screws up basic installs. linux-all, you know it ;) Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.marcus-brinkmann.de
