Le 5/5/12 1:32 PM, Andrey Ponomarenko a écrit : > Hi, > > Mathieu Malaterre wrote: >> Andrey , >> >> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:05 AM, Andrey Ponomarenko >> <aponomare...@rosalab.ru> wrote: >> ... >>> See http://upstream-tracker.org/java/versions/quartz.html >> Ok, then. I need a little training here. How can one parse this beasty >> table to deduce: >> >> - updating 1.6.6 to 1.7.3 is ok (see past uploads) >> - updating 1.7.3 to 2.1.4 is not ok > > The source compatibility (ability to rebuild dependent clients) of > 1.6.6 and 1.7.3 is estimated as 81.3% in the table. But compatibility > of 1.7.3 and 2.1.4 is 86.6%*63.5%*79.2%=43.5% that is half as much as > for 1.6.6 and 1.7.3. > > In any case, if you see any compatibility problems in the table, then > you should try to rebuild and adapt (if needed) all dependent clients > before update, as they may be affected. > > All dependent packages can be listed by the command: apt-cache > rdepends libquartz-java > > Also, there is a policy for Debian Java libraries [1]. But it doesn't > explain how to update libraries and when to bump a version number in > libXXX[version]-java. Is there other documents for Java package > maintainers in Debian? > Independently of Java, it is related to Debian libraries management. The Debian policy on libraries [0], 8.1 paragraph, referring as examples to SO files, specifies that a different SONAME and binary package name should be used in case of API breakage. SO and Java jars have same behavior.
[0] http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-sharedlibs.html Olivier > [1] Debian policy for Java: 2.3. Java libraries > <http://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/java-policy/x104.html> > >> >> Thanks much >> >> -M >> >> > > > -- > gpg key id: 4096R/326D8438 (keyring.debian.org) > Key fingerprint = 5FB4 6F83 D3B9 5204 6335 D26D 78DC 68DB 326D 8438 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-java-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4fa5165b.5070...@codeless.fr
