[Debian GNUstep maintainers] Re: GNUstep library transition

[Steve Langasek]

Hi Hubert,

On Mon, Dec 12, 2005 at 11:17:57PM -0500, Hubert Chan wrote:

> It looks like we are just about ready to transition the GNUstep packages
> to use the new GNUstep libraries.  Due to the filesystem changes that we
> had to make to get GNUstep (more) compliant with the FHS (see
> debian-policy archives -- all previous complaints have been addressed to
> my knowledge), the old GNUstep libraries and the new GNUstep libraries
> cannot be installed at the same time.  This means we will have to
> mass-rebuild all GNUstep programs.

Just for reference, can you explain what it is that prevents the library
versions from being co-installable?  I would expect a mass-rebuild anyway,
but it sends up warning flags for me to hear that partial upgrades won't
work. :)

> At least two of the packages that I know of are involved in the other
> transitions: pdfkit.framework (C++), and cynthiune.app (C++, flac).  The
> updated pdfkit.framework for libstdc++6 is already in testing, as is the
> updated cynthiune.app for libstdc++6 and libflac7.  I don't know of any
> other packages that are involved in any of the other transitions.

Sounds good.

> The GNUstep-maintainer team's plan is to upload the new packages (once
> they're recompiled) first into experimental.  Then, when we get the
> green light from -release, we will upload to sid.

If there are no conflicting transitions, is there any other reason to upload
to experimental first instead of uploading directly to unstable?

Cheers,
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