Hi Hubert, On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 11:17:57PM -0500, Hubert Chan wrote:
> It looks like we are just about ready to transition the GNUstep packages > to use the new GNUstep libraries. Due to the filesystem changes that we > had to make to get GNUstep (more) compliant with the FHS (see > debian-policy archives -- all previous complaints have been addressed to > my knowledge), the old GNUstep libraries and the new GNUstep libraries > cannot be installed at the same time. This means we will have to > mass-rebuild all GNUstep programs. Just for reference, can you explain what it is that prevents the library versions from being co-installable? I would expect a mass-rebuild anyway, but it sends up warning flags for me to hear that partial upgrades won't work. :) > At least two of the packages that I know of are involved in the other > transitions: pdfkit.framework (C++), and cynthiune.app (C++, flac). The > updated pdfkit.framework for libstdc++6 is already in testing, as is the > updated cynthiune.app for libstdc++6 and libflac7. I don't know of any > other packages that are involved in any of the other transitions. Sounds good. > The GNUstep-maintainer team's plan is to upload the new packages (once > they're recompiled) first into experimental. Then, when we get the > green light from -release, we will upload to sid. If there are no conflicting transitions, is there any other reason to upload to experimental first instead of uploading directly to unstable? Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/
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