Re: NMU and ./configure -> library upgrades.

2000-09-29 Thread Josip Rodin
On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 10:33:25PM +0200, Stefan Alfredsson wrote: > 1. Developer lives on the edge and usually has the latest libs installed > 2. Package becomes dependant upon bleedingedge version of libs >-- BUT it is not really needed, for example gtk1.2.1 might >do just aswell as gtk1.

Re: NMU and ./configure -> library upgrades.

2000-09-29 Thread Josip Rodin
On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 10:33:25PM +0200, Stefan Alfredsson wrote: > 1. Developer lives on the edge and usually has the latest libs installed > 2. Package becomes dependant upon bleedingedge version of libs >-- BUT it is not really needed, for example gtk1.2.1 might >do just aswell as gtk1

Re: NMU and ./configure -> library upgrades.

2000-09-28 Thread Stefan Alfredsson
A similar issue that bothered me when I had a dialup connection was the constant upgrade of libraries; 1. Developer lives on the edge and usually has the latest libs installed 2. Package becomes dependant upon bleedingedge version of libs -- BUT it is not really needed, for example gtk1.2.1 mig

Re: NMU and ./configure -> library upgrades.

2000-09-28 Thread Stefan Alfredsson
A similar issue that bothered me when I had a dialup connection was the constant upgrade of libraries; 1. Developer lives on the edge and usually has the latest libs installed 2. Package becomes dependant upon bleedingedge version of libs -- BUT it is not really needed, for example gtk1.2.1 mi