On Sat, Dec 02, 2000 at 06:52:50PM +0100, Cord Beermann wrote: > 1. apt > > i've fetched apt (manually) from alpha.gnu.org and added it to > the system, but it doesn't work: > > Err ftp://alpha.gnu.org unstable/main Release > > Failed - getsockopt (1073741869 Operation not supported) > > a manually ftp works also the dpkg-ftp... the same applies for > http on source.rfc822.org > > i tried to use a proxy, but failed here also.
You need to update libc0.2 (and probably a bunch of other stuff along the way). BTW, the next freeX will contain apt, X Window packages and updates to libc0.2, the Hurd. > 2. dependencies > > * i try to update the hurd-package and dpkg wants to remove the > shellutils-package. > > shellutils conflicts with login (<< 19990827-1) > hurd provides login > > shellutils provides some nice-programs: date, echo, false, pwd, > sleep, uname. > > i don't want to miss them :-) Barf. I am not sure if this is fixed in the latest dpkg (1.7.x). But you can always use --force-conflicts to work around such obvious bugs. We are on track of this problem. > 3. dpkg-hurd-dev > > when i want to install that package it wants to deinstall > dpkg-dev (that's ok) and debian-policy, debmake, debsums, > debhelper, dh-make Just drop it. It was needed in the past, but we are now using dpkg-dev just like Linux. 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
