Re:libc5 to libc6 auto-upgrade script

oops. i hard-coded 'binary-i386'. mea culpa. ---cut here--- #! /bin/sh DPKG=`which dpkg` LDCONFIG=`which ldconfig` # uncomment for debugging #set -x #DPKG="echo dpkg" #DCONFIG="echo LDCONFIG" # upgrade a libc5 (bo) machine to libc6 (hamm). # based on Scott Ellis' excellent "Debian libc5 t

Re:libc5 to libc6 auto-upgrade script

here's another update to igor's latest version. this one: - avoids duplicated code - tells the user what it's doing - has more error checking - guesses at the location of the mirror enjoy! ---cut here--- #! /bin/sh DPKG=`which dpkg` LDCONFIG=`which ldconfig` #

Re:libc5 to libc6 auto-upgrade script

This version should be close to good enough. The major change since the last one that was posted is the ability to upgrade from files in the current dir instead of a local mirror requirement. This script still needs testing. --cut here-- #! /bin/sh # upgrade a libc5 (bo) machine to libc6 (h