On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 10:53:59AM -0800, Kevin B. McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve Langasek wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 09:03:06PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > >> A fair number of conffiles have changed of packages. > > > > [...] > > > >> Unfortunately, I know how to avoid spurious dpkg conffiles handling > >> with either of them separately, but not with both of them at once. > > > >> So we have to take a position on this issue. I can provide the list > >> of affected packages. There is at least openssh, vim and openoffice. > > > > What position do you think we should take on this issue? If there's no > > known solution that avoids conffile prompts with both the old and new > > versions, and given that there's no good systematic way to arrange for one > > version of dpkg or the other to be installed at the time of upgrade, > > perhaps it's best to favor the new dpkg? > > Is it possible simply to tell people "upgrade dpkg first" along with > aptitude in the Sarge->Etch upgrade release notes? That would at least > take care of everyone who bothers to read the instructions :-)
Shouldn't apt frontends force upgrade of themselves and dpkg first whenever there is one ? Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
