Bug#1084783: RM: debian-installer [i386] -- ROM; i386 support goes away

[Cyril Brulebois]

Package: ftp.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: ***@packages.debian.org
Usertags: remove
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-***@packages.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:debian-installer

Hi,

This is basically a redux of #1081698 with s/armel/i386/g.

Starting with the 6.11 linux packages that just hit unstable, i386 is
EOL'd as far as linux/debian-installer support goes, and we have nothing
to build there anymore.

Please remove the debian-installer binary on i386. It contains some
documentation but mainly records a bunch of packages via Built-Using.

I have no opinion as to whether (not) cleaning up the installer-i386
directory[1] should happen in an arch-specific manner. I'd expect having
both initial and current version in the bookworm directory[2] would be
sufficient in case someone needs a DeLorean.

1. https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/installer-armel/
2. https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-armel/

I've not Cc'd the i386 porters list for obvious reasons. :o)


Cheers,

[Cyril Brulebois]

Post by Cyril Brulebois
Starting with the 6.11 linux packages that just hit unstable, i386 is
EOL'd as far as linux/debian-installer support goes, and we have nothing
to build there anymore.

Just triggered a manual build everywhere after the git push from a few
minutes ago, will decron the i386 one on barriere after the (expected)
failure shows up.


Cheers,