On Wed, May 06, 2026 at 09:55:17PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote: > On Wed, May 06, 2026 at 09:40:34AM +0200, Bastian Germann wrote: > > Hi Julian, > > > > Why don't you instead fix #902981 and add version 5 and 6 to the > > existing fonts-font-awesome package? > > > > Thanks, > > Bastian > > Hi Bastian, > > That would indeed be a better option than what I had proposed. > > How do I cancel a package in the NEW queue?
Hi Bastian (cc Mechtilde), I've thought a bit more about this, and I'm inclined to stick with the fonts-font-awesome-legacy package. The advantage is significant: the fonts-font-awesome package can be updated to version 7 of the font, and can be updated every time there is a new release of the font. But the legacy package, which would offer versions 4, 5 and 6 of the font (though my current uploaded version only includes versions 5 and 6), would generally only need updating when there is a new major version of the upstream font. Bundling them all in one package means that there would have to be a new version of the legacy fonts package (including the source package) every time the current font is updated, which seems like unnecessary work. I'm not sure about the version numbering for the legacy package, though. At the moment, I've called it 5.15.4+6.7.2, but perhaps I should include a 4.7.0+ at the start of it? Either way, it would be very helpful to cancel the current NEW version so I can start again. Best wishes, Julian
