[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#537414: Bug#537414: please default to 1.8 interface for hdf5-1.8.x

2010-06-22 Thread Chun-Chung Chen
On 01/-9/-28163 03:59 AM, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote: the compatibility mode is there for a reason: to allow old code being safely used without changes. If your code use the new api should also be able to use the 1.8 api explicitly and not rely upon the 1.8/1.6 choice done by third parties. If

[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#537414: Bug#537414: Bug#537414: please default to 1.8 interface for hdf5-1.8.x

2010-06-22 Thread Francesco P. Lovergine
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 02:53:27PM +0800, Chun-Chung Chen wrote: > > There probably should be libhdf5-*-1.6-dev packages for the people > wanting the old API. Or, if it is really desired to have > libhdf5-*-dev meant for 1.6, there should at least be > libhdf5-*-1.8-dev packages that provide a way

[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#537414: Bug#537414: Bug#537414: please default to 1.8 interface for hdf5-1.8.x

2010-06-22 Thread Chun-Chung Chen
On 06/22/2010 05:06 PM, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote: > This approach is unviable. They would required different sonames and > libnames to allow the different libraries and API to cohexist. Something > that definitively breaks compatibility against upstream and causes > serious headaches to develop

[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#586232: Bug#586232: hdf5: New upstream release

2010-06-22 Thread Francesco P. Lovergine
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 04:31:35PM +0200, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > Package: hdf5 > Severity: wishlist > > Hello, > > Could you consider the new upstream release of HDF5 (1.8.5) ? > > Thanks > Sylvestre > Not before squeeze release. -- Francesco P. Lovergine ___

[DebianGIS-dev] Bug#586232: Bug#586232: hdf5: New upstream release

2010-06-22 Thread Sylvestre Ledru
Le mardi 22 juin 2010 à 15:24 +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine a écrit : > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 04:31:35PM +0200, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > > > > Could you consider the new upstream release of HDF5 (1.8.5) ? > > > > Thanks > > Sylvestre > > > > Not before squeeze release. No worries. Thanks for

Re: [DebianGIS-dev] Bug#586149: Please consider the usage of update-alternatives for hdf5 libraries

2010-06-22 Thread Francesco P. Lovergine
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:28:46PM +0200, Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > Package: hdf5 > Severity: wishlist > > Hello, > > It would be nice if you could consider the usage of update-alternative > for the hdf5 libraries. > For now, it is not possible to have both hdf5 and hdf5-mpi packages on the > same