On 11/12/2016 02:49 PM, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: > Control: tags -1 confirmed > > On 12/11/16 15:02, Tobias Hansen wrote: >> Package: release.debian.org >> Severity: normal >> User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org >> Usertags: transition >> >> Hi Release Team, >> >> I noticed yesterday that ppl has two RC bugs and was removed from >> testing. I would like to take over the package and fix it, but one of >> the RC bugs (#811825) is best fixed by updating to the new upstream >> version, which requires a small library transition. Since the >> debian-devel-announce@l.d.o mail from November 5 said the transition >> freeze is only for "transitions that involve a large number of packages", >> I'd thought I'd ask if we can still do this transition. >> >> I already created a package of ppl 1.2 that fixes both RC bugs. ppl has >> two reverse dependencies, which were of course both removed from testing >> because of ppl: >> >> apron >> cloog-ppl >> >> I checked that they both build without changes against the updated ppl >> package. >> >> If it's too late for the transition, we'll have to see if we can fix >> #811825 by applying a patch that does not require a transition. > > Since this package is not in testing, and because of the small number of > rdeps, > there isn't a big risk of regressions wrt current testing... so please go > ahead. > > Emilio >
Thanks a lot for granting this exception! ppl 1.2 is now in NEW. Best, Tobias
