On 11/12/2016 07:58 PM, Tobias Hansen wrote: > 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 >
The package is now in unstable. I think the only thing that is missing now is a binNMU for apron. cloog-ppl already got an upload to build against ppl 1.2. Best, Tobias
