Package: libpgsql-ruby1.8 Version: 0.7.9.2008.03.18-1 Severity: serious --- Please enter the report below this line. --- The newest version of this library breaks existing installations, as mentioned in NEWS.Debian.gz - However, it does not mention _what_ are the API changes. Your packaging does not include the documentation for the current API (/usr/share/doc/libpgsql-ruby1.8/postgres.html still mentions «Last update: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 15:40:08 +0000»).
Notably, this change breaks Rails (I'm also filing a bug against it), which has no small share of users. I'm not filing the 'critical' bug on libpgsql-ruby package as it _does_ package the newer module, which breaks the API - However, probably the best way out would be to provide both modules in this packages, strongly advising to use 'pg'. Is there a reason not to have done this? Probably as part of your packaging you should also generate a libpgsql-ruby-doc package, as usual in other Ruby modules. Thank you very much, --- System information. --- Architecture: amd64 Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-4-vserver-amd64 Debian Release: lenny/sid 500 unstable www.iiec.unam.mx 500 unstable ftp.mx.debian.org --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed =============================-+-=============== libc6 (>= 2.7-1) | 2.7-10 libpq5 (>= 8.3~beta1) | 8.3.1-1 libruby1.8 (>= 1.8.6.114) | 1.8.6.114-2 -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF
