[Pkg-ia32-libs-maintainers] Bug#535425: Bug#535425: ia32-libs-tools/create[-all] failures

[Goswin von Brederlow]

Andreas Beckmann <debian at abeckmann.de> writes:

> Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> Andreas Beckmann <debian at abeckmann.de> writes:
>> 
>>> Package: ia32-libs-tools
>>> Version: 20
>>> Severity: normal
> ...
>>> 1. /usr/lib/ia32-libs-tools/fetch calls 'apt-get update' but fails. 
> ...
>>>    Is it really neccessary to call apt-get update from fetch (and every
>>>    time? Wouldn't it be OK to fail during fetching packages if the lists
>>>    are not up-to-date as it would happen with apt-get install?
>>>    The user should just remember to run update first or live with the
>>>    consequences otherwise.
>> 
>> I think that is acceptable and actually preferable.
>
> How will this work for build-all? A single update takes much longer than
>  the corresponding package build.

As you say: The user should just remember to run update first or live
with the consequences otherwise.

Especially with build-all automatically calling update would update
multiple times for really no reason.

MfG
        Goswin