[00:11] slangasek: ok, my initial analysis is that /usr/lib/libconf2-4/gconfd-2 needs to be moved to a new multi-arch: foreign package that libgconf2-4 depends on, but gconfd-2 also links libgconf, so you'd have a circular dependency. so i'm stuck [00:16] broder: oh. well, maybe we could have gstreamer-good not depend on gstreamer-gconf, which is a just-merged change anyway [00:22] hmm, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/893420 .. with this bug.. libpst was accidentally demoted to universe in oneiric. How do we re-promote it ? [00:22] Ubuntu bug 893420 in evolution (Ubuntu Oneiric) "PST import no longer available after update to Oneiric" [Medium,In progress] [00:23] slangasek: also, i *think* that corba is intended to be cross-arch safe, but i don't know whether gconf's implementation is or not [00:24] if it isn't, we can assume that's somebody else's problem [00:24] it was shipped in ia32-libs for a long while IIRC [00:25] it's not in oneiric's ia32-libs [00:26] I don't believe gconf uses corba anymore [00:26] is it all dbus now? [00:26] I think so, yes [00:26] i thought it used dbus to negotiate a corba...thing. but i could be out of date [00:27] oh, hrm [00:37] SpamapS: How do we re-promote it in oneiric or in precise? [00:38] SpamapS: In oneiric, it would require a new version in updates that we could then promote to main, which is a moderately icky thing to do in a released distro, but we've done it in the past in extreme cases. [00:38] SpamapS: In precise, you just need to make sure it's pulled in by something in main (or seeded), and we'll fix. Shouldn't need an MIR if it was in main before. [00:38] infinity: I believe its already back in main in precise [00:39] infinity: the SRU is trying to re-enable the libpst functionality in evolution.. which somehow disappeared. I haven't dug into the issue tho. [00:39] SpamapS: Kay. So, yeah, fixing is in oneiric requires a new upload. Because we don't change dists/ in a release pocket. [00:40] infinity: makes sense, so allow the no change rebuild into -proposed and then subscribe ubuntu-archive ? [00:40] SpamapS: (ie: we won't ever promote the version that shipped with oneiric, but we could promote one in oneiric-updates, if it's really dire) [00:40] SpamapS: was it done by accident or since Thunderbird is the new mail default? [00:40] micahg: I don't know. [00:40] There's also that... [00:41] evolution is still in main [00:42] whether or not that is intentional, I do not know [00:42] maybe talk to the desktop team? [00:43] It might only still be in main because people ran out of time to hunt down all the rdeps and kick it out. [00:43] So, yeah, possibly worth a talk with the desktop team. [00:43] I think the plan was to keep evo in main at least for oneiric [00:44] Well, there are cute comments on evo-related things in the seeds like: [00:44] ubuntu.oneiric/supported: * libreoffice-evolution # no rdepends any more, noticed too late [00:44] Which makes me wonder if there was an effort to get it out, and time just ran out. :P [00:45] SpamapS: Anyhow. Assuming it has the blessing of the desktop team to fix it, my above outlined solution would be the answer. [00:45] broder: mdeslaur, I am sure gconf can be built with either CORBA, or dbus support, and we use dbus now. [00:46] TheMuso: ok, cool. so theoretically it should be multiarch safe, other than the cyclic dependency issue [00:46] broder: As one can see from the build deps of gconf, it depends on dbus, and no bonobo stuff. [00:47] infinity: i'll punt to pitti [00:47] there's plenty more to fix in the SRU queues at the moment. :-P [00:47] Heh. [00:52] broder: would it work to simply install gconfd-2 to /usr/lib/$arch/libgconf2-4/gconfd-2? It only gets launched by the lib if it's not already running and we don't care which one gets started, right? [00:52] this is not ideal, but it would work without a circular dep [00:52] i haven't checked, but i assume it gets launched by dbus autospawn [00:53] I don't think it does [00:53] so the full path would have to be in /usr/share/dbus-1/services/blah [00:53] gconf2-common ships a /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gnome.GConf.service [00:53] ah, ok [00:53] you're right [00:59] And, it looks libe libglib2.0-dev has grown an undeclared dependency on libpcre3-dev [01:00] i was just about to file a bug on that [01:05] Or just reupload glib2.0 with that added to control? [01:05] libglib2.0-0 has depended on libpcre3 for ages, if anything, it's a bug that the -dev package didn't require pcre-dev until now. [01:05] i can't upload it - i'm still just motu [01:05] Oh. [01:06] I'll take the proactive approach and do so. [01:10] broder: Fixed. === bladernr_afk is now known as bladernr_ === dendro-afk is now known as dendrobates === EvilJackyAlcine is now known as JackyAlcine [05:07] Good morning [05:10] bdmurray: yes, it's from apport/crashdb/pitti.py [05:10] bdmurray: seriously, I was working on some retracer bug cleanup before and forgot to switch back to my normal LP account [05:12] sladen: seed3ed f-u-f-f-c to server [05:16] broder: generating precise-* pockets on ddebs now [05:18] infinity, SpamapS: "I'll punt to pitti" -> that's for the re-promotion of the accidentally dropped libpst in oneiric? yes, I already told cyphermox that we'll need a no-change rebuild in -proposed in order to promote it [05:18] broder: there now [05:18] pitti: The punting wasn't about that process, but about whether the dropping of pst support may have been intentional due to evolution being demoted as the default mail app. [05:19] infinity: no, it was entirely accidental; evolution is meant to be in main still [05:19] Kay. [05:28] infinity: can you please commit your glib2.0 change to bzr? [05:28] pitti: To a bzr other than ubuntu/glib2.0? [05:28] yes, to lp:~ubuntu-desktop/glib/ubuntu [05:28] what Vcs-Bzr: says [05:28] (We need to stop having all these mismatched ways of doing this...) [05:28] we don't use ubuntu/glib2.0 [05:29] it shouldn't even exist [05:29] Yes, why use the branch that auto-imports and stays synced with uploads? :) [05:29] but our requests of not having UDD branches for packages with an explicit Vcs-Bzr: weren't considered [05:30] (And there's no Vcs-Bzr in the package) [05:30] Just the Debian Vcs-Svn. [05:30] keek, who dropped that.. [05:30] I'll add it back [05:37] infinity: so, want me to grab the diff from LP and commit it then? [05:38] pitti: Just did. [05:38] infinity: ah, tahnks [05:39] Still, I wonder why people resist the UDD thing. [05:39] It makes life so much simpler for people like me who prefer to just fix source packages. :P [05:39] Cause it keeps the two in sync. [05:39] many reasons [05:39] we actually did try UDD [05:40] but pre-applied quilt patches in bzr are horrific, evil, bad, and wrong [05:40] and everyone gets them wrong [05:40] Yeah, full source + 3.0(quilt) is pretty ugly. [05:40] There used to be an elegant solution for that. [05:40] Many years ago. :P [05:40] you end up with patches auto-reversed with debian/patches/debian-changed, patches not unapplying, etc. [05:40] merge-upstream fails over horribly with pre-applied patches [05:41] Didn't Scott have clever tools, like, in Sydney, that did branch-per-patch magic? [05:41] also, it's a bit pathetic that UDD gets exactly those things in proper revision control which we _don't_ ever want to touch (the upstream bits) [05:41] Would make a lot more sense now with 3.0 [05:42] right, that would be a sensible step [05:42] And yeah, I'm not saying UDD is perfect (in fact, I don't use it), I just like the idea of my source uploads being auto-merged into other people's VCS workflows. [05:42] so right now UDD just makes things a whole lot harder than it needs to be [05:42] the debian/ only branches and bzr bd -S is pretty much perfect [05:42] Instead of things getting lost because I didn't learn the VCS flavour of the week, and no one debdiffs against old source before they upload. [05:43] yeah, the dropped Vcs-Bzr: is totally our fault [05:43] it's back now in bzr (but won't upload just for that, the buildds are busy enough already) [05:45] infinity: the irony is, it's still much cheaper for us to deal with the occasional de-sync than routinely using UDD for everything [05:45] pitti: I don't suppose you've tried to convince people to do debian-only in UDD? [05:45] infinity: at first, but I quickly gave that up [05:45] I don't mind having full source trees, they are reasonably fast these days [05:45] The syncing magic is really the only thing I like, I don't really care about the rest. :P [05:45] infinity: but I whined uncountable times to poolie and other guys to pretty please drop teh pre-applied patches insanity [05:46] Having debian/ only branches often leads to stuff like "could not find the upstream tarball", when somebody is working on packaging a new version, but have not yet uploaded that to the archive. [05:46] diwic: Er. [05:46] diwic: If they don't have the orig lying around, then they're going to accidentally build native. [05:46] bzr bd -S gets that all for you [05:46] diwic: I don't see how that's any better. [05:47] it downloads it through debian/watch [05:47] pitti, in the best of worlds, yes [05:47] but maybe one should fixup debian/watch in case it's wrong then [05:47] diwic: Having no tarball is better than accidentally flipping to native. One's an error message people can learn to deal with, the other is irritating to fix. [05:48] yes, we do that in ~ubuntu-desktop, but they don't tend to change often [05:49] infinity, Eh, I'm not suggesting we do something completely wrong just to remove the error message. [05:49] pitti: the langpacks are built in a PPA and then copied to -proposed, right? [05:49] micahg: no, we'll build them directly in -proposed [05:49] pitti: ah, ok, nevermind then :) [05:49] micahg: we can't do binary copies from normal PPAs to -proposed unfortunately [05:49] I think pitti is right, we should make sure debian/watch is always able to download the orig source [05:49] that would require one of these "blessed" ppas [05:49] (or point to the orig source) [05:50] for debian/ only branches anyway [05:50] that makes them utterly convenient [05:50] debcheckout -a mysrc, bzr bd, there it is [05:50] But that is, unless somebody works with a git snapshot [05:50] yes, of course [05:50] rather than a source tarball [05:51] well, _and_ it isn't in the archive yet [05:51] yep [05:51] bzr bd will first try to download from archive, then from watch, then from get-orig-source [05:51] Does it look in Debian too? [05:51] no, not right now [05:51] there's no reason why it couldn't, I guess it just didn't come up yet [05:52] Would make some sense. [05:52] in our GNOME world at least, downloading from upstream usually is what we want anyway [05:52] In fact, it would make sense to check Debian right after Ubuntu, to make sure there's no orig skew. [05:52] (for new versions) [05:52] (Cause skew sucks) [05:59] bdmurray: does your "package already installed and configured" check speak Polish yet? (bug #904082) [05:59] Launchpad bug 904082 in krb5 (Ubuntu) "package libkrb5support0 1.8.3+dfsg-5ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: pakiet libkrb5support0 jest już zainstalowany i skonfigurowany" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/904082 [06:01] I think I filed a bug about that (checking Debian), but I don't recall for sure. [06:03] slangasek: no but it will [06:03] hurray :) === abhinav_ is now known as abhinav- [08:42] zul, Daviey: do we want nova-console seeded anywhere? it currently wants to go to universe [09:00] pitti, another 'missing openoffice-dicts' bug 903869 [09:00] Launchpad bug 903869 in openthesaurus (Ubuntu Precise) "mythes-it failed to install: /usr/sbin/update-openoffice-dicts: not found" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/903869 [09:00] bonjour jibel [09:00] pitti, good morning :) [09:00] jibel: thanks, will fix [09:00] darn, I thought I already caught all rdependencies [09:03] pitti, oh, it's not part of openthesaurus [09:04] Hello, actually, for precise should package sync from debian be requested or it is still automatically done? [09:08] jfi: Debian import freeze is Jan 12, so still automatic [09:09] pitti, ok, thanks [09:10] jibel: oh, I know why -- it doesn't depend on dictionaries-common [09:11] jibel: I'll try and start a complete archive grep then; I was hoping I could avoid it [09:11] pitti, I tried the other mythes-* and they install correctly. [09:13] TheMuso, pulseaudio ftbfs on any arch execpt amd64 [09:16] jibel: bug 903869 is a hard nut to crack.. could I ask you or jamespage to re-run the main-all test once I did the two changes I mentioned in the bug? [09:16] Launchpad bug 903869 in mythes-it (Ubuntu Precise) "mythes-it failed to install: /usr/sbin/update-openoffice-dicts: not found" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/903869 [09:16] jibel: how long does that take? [09:20] pitti, sure, it takes 2 hours or so === mpt_ is now known as mpt [09:34] jibel: mythes-it fixed, updated dictionaries-common for the new Breaks: [10:46] jibel: ok, I think it's worth trying the main-all upgrade again [10:46] jibel: if it still fails, it should fail differently, but I have high hopes that it won't fail with this particular bug any more [10:48] pitti, I'll try as soon the lab is back. [10:48] jibel: oh, did it go out for lunch? [10:49] pitti, it rather didn't woke up this morning, so it missed breakfast too. [10:51] why some libraries don't have the corresponding -dbg version? (e.g. libfuse2) [10:51] ppisati: we have -dbgsym packages for pretty much everything [10:51] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash [10:52] pitti: ok, let me try again [10:52] ppisati: in particular, we do have libfuse2-dbgsym [10:55] pitti: i can't find it, where is it? [10:56] ppisati: you need to add the http://ddebs.ubuntu.com apt sources for it, as in above wiki page [10:56] pitti: did [10:56] hm, did you run apt-get update? [10:57] yes [10:57] i'm in oneiric amd64 [10:58] ppisati: does apt-cache search dbgsym give any results at all? [10:59] [flag@newluxor ~]$ apt-cache search dbgsym | wc -l [10:59] 8149 [10:59] pitti: ^^ [10:59] ok, good [11:00] pitti: can you point where the file is? [11:00] ppisati: sorry, just checked; we are indeed missing the libfuse2 dbgsym in oneiric [11:00] it's there in precise and older versions [11:00] pitti: doh :( [11:01] http://ddebs.u.c. is a rather brittle makeshift solution, which was never meant to run for so many years [11:01] we are waiting for Launchpad to get real ddeb support [11:02] ppisati: so if you want to debug something, I'm afraid you'll need to rebuild the oneiric source locally with DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nostrip,noopt [11:02] pitti: that was the plan, thanks for the support [11:03] ppisati: sorry, bad luck :/ [11:05] jibel: so, good luck with the CPR! [11:06] doko: it's temporary while the maintainer of magics++ and libemos works out what he wants to do. more correct would be adding the linking flags for -lquadmath and -lgfortran in libemos (or farther up the chain, if that's where they're needed), but weighing between the options it seemed better to minimise the number of packages touched in the meantime. [11:07] doko: but, I'll fix up powerpc in a few hours (it's 3am at the moment) === bladernr_ is now known as bladernr_afk === _salem is now known as salem_ === apachelogger_ is now known as apachelogger === doko_ is now known as doko [11:54] pitti: universe is fine === MacSlow is now known as MacSlow|lunch === MacSlow|lunch is now known as MacSlow [13:44] ugh, http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/component-mismatches.svg just turned ... interesting [13:45] I suppose I revert libcommons-lang-java [13:45] (looks like an autosync) [13:47] pitti: It is a really good case for that tool though. I skimmed the component mismatches email and it's far easier to see the source of the problem in the picture. [13:47] not sure this is the correct channel, if it isn't please point me in the right direction: [13:47] ScottK: even there it's a challenge to follow the line from the green bubble :) [13:47] but yes, quite easy to see the root of the problem [13:48] ubuntu studio would like to be able to install .deb files, we used to use gdebi but it seems that software-center can do it now [13:48] well, that's maven as its best === yofel_ is now known as yofel [13:48] do we need to include an extra package for software-center for it to install .deb files or will it do it natively? [13:48] i meant local .deb files [13:49] scott-work: mvo can answer that, I'm sure. [13:49] scott-work, ScottK: software-center will do it natively [13:50] sweet, thanks mvo [13:50] yw [13:50] we had a user having a problem but it might have been with a release where we didn't include software-center due to package name change [13:50] thats possible, I would welcome more info if its a real problem, but they should share the same backend code (debfile.py from python-apt) [13:51] mvo: i'll see if i can find that email or question and do a quick check on it [13:51] hmpf software-center is seriously broked here [13:54] scott-work: thanks [13:59] jibel, jamespage: any luck with reviving the QA lab? [14:23] there is good talk on the jack-devel ML about dropping current jack1/jack2 and developing a new implementation...that's bloody exciting news! [14:23] oh, crap...wrong channel, sorry === dendrobates is now known as dendro-afk [14:27] SpamapS: thanks for handling the kernel -proposed upload [14:28] SpamapS: I closed the task on the tracking bug, can you please do this next time, too? [14:28] SpamapS: btw, we don't usually run sru-accept.py on kernels, the kernel bot already covers this [14:28] SpamapS: (it doesn't hurt, of course) === dendro-afk is now known as dendrobates [14:29] is there a channel for udd discussion? I'm trying to figure out where I can branch the current lucid-updates openldap from. That's at 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.6 but the bzr branches seem to be behind - lucid at 2.4.21-0ubuntu5, lucid-proposed at 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.5, lucid-updates at 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.4 and lucid-security at 2.4.21-0ubuntu5.4 [14:30] is lp:ubuntu/lucid-updates/openldap stuck in some way or is this expected? [14:33] it got stuck by bug #653320 (see http://package-import.ubuntu.com/status/openldap.html) [14:33] Launchpad bug 653320 in Ubuntu Distributed Development "Import fails with "marked but not imported"" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/653320 [14:37] thanks geser, I'll go back to !udd for this one I guess [14:38] slangasek, mvo: bug 902603 is an interesting dpkg multi-arch bug; is that known to you already? WDYT about the proposed workaround to unbreak upgrades? [14:38] Launchpad bug 902603 in gst-plugins-good0.10 (Ubuntu Precise) "oneiric to precise - gstreamer0.10-plugins-good failed to configure due to dependency on libtag1c2a" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/902603 [14:39] slangasek, mvo: tl;dr: if you have an empty metapackage and install the :i386 version of it, dpkg will consider the amd64 package entirely "replaced" and mark it as not installed [14:40] slangasek, mvo: but I can't mark it as M-A: foreign, as its dependencies are M-A: same (right?) === mterry is now known as mterry_sprinting [14:45] pitti: Sounds like the problem slangasek noted in http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=632555#20, although I can't find an actual dpkg bug report for it [14:45] Debian bug 632555 in libpthread-stubs0 "libpthread-stubs0: Multiarch support" [Normal,Fixed] [14:46] Shipping a fake file to make the file lists distinct isn't a totally awful workaround [14:46] cjwatson: ah, thanks for the pointer [14:47] cjwatson: right, and harmless and easy to revert; I'd just have a better feeling once I get confirmation from Steve that it's an actual bug, not a mis-use of Multi-Arch: [14:47] anyone know the name of the ubuntu installer? Like what I would search for in synaptic? [14:47] (and then making sure that's filed) [14:47] mugwort13: ubiquity, but you don't usually install that in an already installed system [14:49] pitti: yes, I understand, this box has no cdrom & no usb , so I am going to install via wubi --> install via ubiquity --> uninstall wubi ... I hate doing it this way but the bios won't even allow pxe boot [14:49] thanks [14:49] mugwort13: you almost certainly want ubiquity-frontend-gtk then [14:50] kk [14:50] pitti: It is an actual bug [14:50] dpkg shouldn't be doing disappearance on all-files-common between two different architectures [14:52] cjwatson: can't find it either -- I guess I'll file it then [14:53] @pilot in === udevbot changed the topic of #ubuntu-devel to: Archive: open | Development of Ubuntu (not support, not app development) | build failures -> http://bit.ly/or6CHJ | #ubuntu for support and general discussion for hardy -> oneiric | #ubuntu-app-devel for app development on Ubuntu | http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopment | See #ubuntu-bugs for http://bit.ly/lv8soi | Patch Pilots: bryceh, kenvandine === JackyAlcine is now known as Guest75450 [14:56] doko: no idea why that would hang but i'll look at it === [Jacky] is now known as JackyAlcine [15:04] pitti: sorry for the delay, I was in a call. indeed, putting in a stuf file to keep it on the system sounds sensible to me [15:04] mvo: ok, thanks; I'm typing a Debian bug report for it, then I have less guilt applying a workaround [15:04] mvo: want me to CC: you, or not? (I'm CCing slangasek) [15:06] pitti: please do, thanks! [15:07] pitti: ... please.. can we write this all down? [15:07] pitti: I'm sorry if its already written down and I just forgot where it is. [15:08] SpamapS: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArchiveAdministration#Copying_PPA_kernels_to_proposed === [Jacky] is now known as JackyAlcine [15:08] pitti: bookmarked. Thanks. :) [15:08] SpamapS: FYI, I'm using https://bugs.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sru/+assignedbugs?field.status%3Alist=CONFIRMED&field.status%3Alist=TRIAGED&field.status%3Alist=INPROGRESS&field.status%3Alist=FIXCOMMITTED [15:08] SpamapS: as a TODO list for what we need to do for kernels [15:10] it helps me to see it there in my bookmarks toolbar as "kernel->proposed" :) [15:12] pitti: ok, I've just been responding to pings fro skaet === elif is now known as elif_lunch [15:15] pitti: I gather that multiarch bugs are better filed in Ubuntu at the moment [15:15] cjwatson: filed as Debian bug 652063 FYI (with some preemtive apology if that was too early, as that dpkg branch isn't in Debian yet) [15:15] Debian bug 652063 in dpkg "When installing Multi-Arch: same (meta-)package for two architectures, dpkg considers one arch as completely disappeared" [Normal,Open] http://bugs.debian.org/652063 [15:15] oh well [15:16] cjwatson: bug 902603 is now the corresponding Ubuntu bug [15:16] Launchpad bug 902603 in taglib (Ubuntu Precise) "When installing Multi-Arch: same (meta-)package for two architectures, dpkg considers one arch as completely disappeared" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/902603 [15:17] cjwatson: at least now I'm comfortable with filing a workaround [15:17] http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/testing/precise_probs.html \o/ [15:17] after only four days [15:17] jamespage: ^ FYI [15:18] and the http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/component-mismatches.txt madness is gone, too [15:18] no precise_probs?! Can we ship now? :) [15:18] ship ship ship ship! [15:19] OH - not yet :-) [15:19] *cough* NBS, component-mismatches, FTBFS, etc :) [15:19] pitti: w00t - its be a dry four days! [15:19] well, to be honest most of it was buildd lag [15:19] there were only a few real fixes there [15:19] but I helped it a bit with bumping some build scores [15:20] jamespage: and no jenkins to turn green :( [15:20] jamespage: still no response to CPR? [15:24] could an archive admin let the linux-ac100 package out of NEW ? [15:25] pitti: 902603> I was sure I had filed a bug on dpkg for this in LP already, but I don't see it now [15:25] ogra: yes, can do [15:25] (needs to go to universe) [15:26] slangasek: I checked debian and ubuntu bugs, didn't find somethign with a searchable name ("disappear", "Multi-arch", "multiarch") [15:26] broder: silly question about backports - you do not have a "apt-show-backports" tools right? if not, do you want one? === JackyAlcine is now known as JackyAlcine_ [15:28] (or maybe someone else from the ubuntu-backports team can help me with that question) [15:39] mvo: What would such a tool do? (It's not obvious to me from the name) === mterry_ is now known as mterry_sprinting [15:42] ScottK: it would show on the commandline what packages are available as backports (and also what packages that you have installed on your system have a backport) [15:42] mvo: No. I don't think we have such a thing and yes, I think it would be very nice. === dendrobates is now known as dendro-afk [15:44] ScottK: cool, now I just need to find a pkg to place it in and a good name (maybe the name is already good enough) === dendro-afk is now known as dendrobates [15:56] barry (or anyone else)): should debian/pydist-overrides be used to state, i DON'T want a depends? [15:57] So. Just FYI for y'all [15:57] I did an "upgrade" of ubuntu 10.10 to 11.10 [15:58] 3 times the install over existing one crashed. the 3rd time I noticed in the log an error on writing to /usr/local/man [15:58] said that there was already something there [15:58] so I blew away everything in /usr/local, which was all stuff I didn't really need anymore anyway [15:58] aaaaand, install worked the 4th time [15:58] Direct upgrade from 10.10 to 11.10 isn't supported. You need to do 10.10 -> 11.04 -> 11.10. [15:58] ScottK: I meant I popped in an 11.10 disc [15:58] and used the option in the disc to upgrade an existing install [15:59] ScottK: anyway. seems the installer has some bug WRT /usr/local/man - thought I'd toss it out there [15:59] ScottK: it was from 10.10 32bit to 11.10 64bit, so no form of normal upgrade would have worked. [15:59] More likely software from outside the archive. Ubuntu packages should never install anything there. [15:59] ScottK: sure. but. the installer shouldn't crash either [16:00] I agree, but please file a bug in LP rather than on IRC [16:00] If you're trying to cross-grade between architectures I think the expected behavior is completely undefined. [16:00] no, this is defined [16:00] it's not a regular upgrade, it's more like save off everything not part of the system, blat new system in place, restore [16:01] cjwatson: eh. I file stuff there in detail, it languishes, then someone urges I retest 4 months later when my entire system is gone or a completely different config [16:01] nemo: stuff filed on IRC is *certain* to languish [16:01] cjwatson: I'm fed up w/ LP - it is basically a bug auto-expiring mechanism [16:01] I fix bugs in LP, not from IRC [16:01] cjwatson: yeah, but at least I don't get the heartbreak of the autoexpire :) [16:01] cjwatson: well. you now know as much about it as I do :-p [16:02] bugs only autoexpire if requests for information from developers have gone unanswered [16:02] for the ten minutes until I forget, given that I'm in a meeting [16:02] nemo: I understand you're frustration, but he's right. Even if the odds are low, they are better in LP than here. [16:02] I agree the percentage of bugs fixed from LP is not as good as it should be, but IRC is AWFUL as a bug-reporting mechanism [16:02] ScottK: hm. I see that the upgrade put a symlink in - perhaps it was blowing up on trying to symlink something that was not a symlink [16:02] and worse as a bug-remembering mechanism [16:02] cjwatson: the worst thing is I file the bugs so other users can learn [16:02] cjwatson: and then someone closes it so my workarounds vanish [16:02] I suppose you can hope somebody else has already filed it, if you won't file it yourself [16:02] pitti, Spamaps - http://reports.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/kernel-bugs/reports/kernel-sru-workflow.html is also useful to get an overview. [16:03] nemo: no, this is me asking you to file it and give me the number so that I can keep track of it [16:03] Daviey: sorry, i don't know the answer to that [16:03] nemo: I'm one of the two or three people who can fix this bug so maybe it might be a good idea to listen :-) [16:03] nemo: He's also the guy that fixes installer bugs, so I'd listen [16:03] :-) [16:03] cjwatson: yeah, yeah. I'll get to it if I remember. in order to use launchpad from here I still have to integrate those