[Debian GNUstep maintainers] Re: GNUstep 0.9.4

Eric Heintzmann eric@gnustep.fr.st
Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:49:50 +0100


	Hi,

On 2004-10-30 15:00:25 +0200 G=FCrkan Seng=FCn <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu> w=
rote:

>=20
>>>>> Thanks for putting everything up yesterday already.
>>>> I just updated gnustep-ppd to 1.0.0-2. (fix maintainer and uploader=
s=20
>>>> fields)
>>> thanks.
>> There is a new -base release.
>> I'm going to package it.
> i'm going to your package.
>=20
>>>>> I tried it and
>>>>> it worked fine for me: >>>I temporarily updated libgnustep0 to 0.9=
 and=20
>>>>> rebuilt
>>>>> terminal, shisen.app, edenmath.app, stepbill.app, textedit.app and=
 they
>>>>> worked fine.
>>>>> i also compiled GTAMSAnalyzer from source and that worked fine too=
.
>>>> Can you try to rebuild on sparc to see if it works better now (with=
 -O1) ?
>> My sentence was not clear. I've already set -O1 on sparc, just try to=
 build=20
>> it (with apt-src for example).
> yes it was clear i understood that you have a fix in the debian source=
=20
> package.
> and i am now about to try it(the sparc was just booted).
>=20
Thanks.
Please let me know if it works or not.

>>> yes i can do that. tell me the decision about sid+0.9.4 -> i am for =
it,
>>> and as stated on my last email about it, you have my full support on=
 it.
>>>>> I hope we can get these quick into debian - if sarge is away two m=
onths,
>>>>> i'd put it in sid.. oh this really annoys me that we have to wait =
for
>>>>> sarge to release. there's alot that 0.9.4 enables to compile/updat=
e
>>>>> all the latest viewpdf, slideshow,...
>>>> I am agree with you.
>>>> We should decide now if we upload them in sid now, and try to rebui=
ld=20
>>>> >>all gnustep packages before the freeze, or if we upload them in=20=

>>>> >>experimental and take a decision later.
>>>> Any opinions ?
> that's fine.
>=20
>>> i'm for sid, but you can't do uploads, and i can't do them (only ove=
r
>>> sponsors). so it makes no sense to decide, if you can however provid=
e
>>> a sponsor willing to do the check/build/upload job, get back to me q=
uick.
>> Does it mean that you have no sponsor to do that job ?
> well i do have sponsors, but my main sponsor is really busy with other=
 things,
> and the other sponsors, well they sure can do it - but i can't gurante=
e it'll
> be in-time. it might be too late, so it'd be great to have a sponsor
> who says when you guys eric,gurkan do the stuff, i'll sponsor all your=
 stuff
> in-time by monday night.
>=20
Well all my packages are co-maintained by Matthias (except addresses).

>>> i can have my stuff ready by midnight GMT tomorrow.
>> Since there is name changes, as usual, -gui and -base will have to wa=
it for=20
>> manual edition of the overrides file first in the new queue.
>> Maybe we can upload the Core package in experimental first and if the=
y=20
>> enter quickly in the archive, then decide to upload them in sid. In t=
he=20
>> meantime we could prepare all the other packages.
> yes that's good. keep me up to date when you have stuff in experimenta=
l
>
no problem.
=20
>> Any other opinions ?
> heh someone uploaded gshisen (shisen.app) but i don't even know who...=
. :)
> i guess it's msp@debian.org but i'm not sure.
Can't find this package anywhere...
>=20
>> Evan, Brent, Jonathan ?
> who is jonathan?
Jonathan Shipley is the new co-maintainer of gworkspace.

	Eric