Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-03-01 Thread Helmut Grohne
On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 06:53:56AM +0100, Paul Gevers wrote: > Well, officially downgrading isn't supported (although it typically works) > *and* losing files is one of the problems of our merged-/usr solution (see > [1]). I *suspect* this might be the cause. We're working hard (well, helmut > is)

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-29 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
On Thu, 2024-02-29 at 06:53 +0100, Paul Gevers wrote: > Well, officially downgrading isn't supported (although it typically > works) *and* losing files is one of the problems of our merged-/usr > solution (see [1]). I *suspect* this might be the cause. We're > working > hard (well, helmut is) to

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-29 Thread Christoph Anton Mitterer
On Wed, 2024-02-28 at 21:57 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > Furthermore, this is a downgrade from a replacing package to a > replaced > package. Unless you also --reinstall the package at the end, missing > files > are quite to be expected. Shouldn't that case be something that DPKG could detect an

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-28 Thread Simon Richter
Hi On 2/29/24 14:57, Steve Langasek wrote: Furthermore, this is a downgrade from a replacing package to a replaced package. Unless you also --reinstall the package at the end, missing files are quite to be expected. I wonder if this could be improved -- e.g. by ignoring Replaces: relationshi

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 06:53:56AM +0100, Paul Gevers wrote: > On 29-02-2024 4:47 a.m., Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > > @d-d: > > - How can it happen that purge *t64 packages and at the same time install > >the previous package, and then the so file is missing? > >I mean it's clear that

Re: Bug#1065022: libglib2.0-0t64: t64 transition breaks the systems

2024-02-28 Thread Paul Gevers
Hi, On 29-02-2024 4:47 a.m., Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: @d-d: - How can it happen that purge *t64 packages and at the same time install the previous package, and then the so file is missing? I mean it's clear that they use the same name, but shouldn't DPKG handle the cleanly? Wel