Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2011-04-30 Thread Jonathan Nieder
tags 593683 + moreinfo quit Bastian Blank wrote: unarchive 593683 found 593683 2.6.32-29 thanks Ping. I generally trust your judgement, so I'll just ask: - which bootloaders is the package missing Breaks for? - have you tested the upgrade path, or would you like help testing the

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-20 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Ben Hutchings b...@decadent.org.uk [2010-09-19 20:53]: That leaves colo and sibyl (both mips/mipsel). colo does not have to be called when upgrading a kernel; I cannot remember what sibyl needs. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-19 Thread Bastian Blank
On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 05:17:12PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 17:57 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 04:38:36PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 23:16 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: s390-tools, lilo, and elilo are the only

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-19 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 10:42 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 05:17:12PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 17:57 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 04:38:36PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 23:16 -0700, Steve Langasek

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-19 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 08:53:07PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: grub uses a public interface. There is no need for depends in this case. However if the public interface is changed, it needs to be handled accordingly. And the public interface hasn't changed. In my testing, I can confirm

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-19 Thread Steve Langasek
BTW, On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 04:38:36PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: (Reopening the bug out of an abundance of caution; if lenny grub really doesn't need to be added to the Breaks, please close again - but please also let me know why, so we can write the release notes appropriately.) I

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-19 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Sun, 2010-09-19 at 15:53 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: BTW, On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 04:38:36PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: (Reopening the bug out of an abundance of caution; if lenny grub really doesn't need to be added to the Breaks, please close again - but please also let me

Processed: Re: Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-18 Thread Debian Bug Tracking System
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: reopen 593683 Bug #593683 {Done: Ben Hutchings b...@decadent.org.uk} [linux-2.6] linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. -- 593683:

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-18 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Sat, 2010-09-18 at 17:57 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: reopen 593683 thanks On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 04:38:36PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 23:16 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: s390-tools, lilo, and elilo are the only bootloaders for which Breaks: were added in

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-09-17 Thread Steve Langasek
reopen 593683 thanks Hi guys, s390-tools, lilo, and elilo are the only bootloaders for which Breaks: were added in the recent upload. However, there are reports[1],[2] of serious upgrade failures resulting from not upgrading grub before trying to upgrade the kernel; and the grub in lenny

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-08-29 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 01:18:09PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:07:05PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: [...] linux-base and linux-image-* will warn the user on upgrade if they need to upgrade the bootloader package or set postinst_hook. No, they do not. Right, I

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-08-20 Thread Bastian Blank
Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.32-18 Severity: grave The images have to conflict against versions of the bootloaders not supporting installation on its own. Bastian -- Violence in reality is quite different from theory. -- Spock, The Cloud Minders, stardate 5818.4 -- To

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-08-20 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 12:02 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: Package: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.32-18 Severity: grave The images have to conflict against versions of the bootloaders not supporting installation on its own. How would that help? It's likely to cause the bootloader to be removed.

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-08-20 Thread Bastian Blank
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:07:05PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 12:02 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: The images have to conflict against versions of the bootloaders not supporting installation on its own. How would that help? As always, the packages are upgraded before the

Bug#593683: linux-2.6 - images does not conflict with pre-policy versions of bootloaders

2010-08-20 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 01:18:09PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:07:05PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 12:02 +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: The images have to conflict against versions of the bootloaders not supporting installation on its own.