severity 316096 serious reassign 316096 libgsf-1 tags 316096 =etch sid upstream thanks
On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 09:58:11AM +0200, J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote: > On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 22:25:27 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 06:56:05AM +0200, J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) wrote: > > > It is a known issue that gnumeric 1.4.x does not work properly against > > > libgsf 1.12.0 > > > > Then why does libgsf in testing have the same package name as in stable? > The issue became known only after 1.12.0 was released. At the time of its > release, it was believed to be backwards compatible, so its major SONAME > wasn't bumped, nor was the package name changed. > > Partial upgrades *are* supposed to be supported. > Sure, and like with all goals, they're not always achieved in practice. That doesn't excuse you from making an effort in this case. If the libgsf-1 package in etch/sid is not backwards-compatible with the one in sarge, then it needs to be renamed (preferably with an upstream soname change as well, but the package name needs to change regardless). Thanks, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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