[Debian GNUstep maintainers] New GNUstep releases

[Yavor Doganov]

Here's the current status:

Make: Already in sid.

Known issues: The new `debug' handling is incompatible with the way
most packages handle `noopt' (by defining OPTFLAG), which means
nostrip doesn't work anymore because the -g flag is swallowed.  I'll
file bugs for all affected packages (severity: important, except those
which build -dbg packages where the bug is RC).

Base: http://fsa-bg.org/~yavorescu/gnustep/gnustep-base_1.20.0-1.dsc

Known issues: I haven't fixed the OPTFLAG issue described above.

GUI: http://fsa-bg.org/~yavorescu/gnustep/gnustep-gui_0.18.0-1.dsc

Known issues: Sounds are not installed, because I forgot to add the
compatibility symlink in gnustep-make.  Since it seems a bit
convoluted to add it in -gui and then move it to -make that can wait a
bit.  Also, the speech stuff is not built because flite in Debian
doesn't provide a shared library (only static).

Back: http://fsa-bg.org/~yavorescu/gnustep/gnustep-back_0.18.0-1.dsc

Known issues: With defoma stuff being killed, there are now 2
completely empty packages (gnustep-back-common and gnustep-back0.18),
plus one very small one (-doc).  I think we should remove one or two.
TTBOMK, antidefomazation works properly, but please test carefully.

Binary packages for i386 are available at
http://fsa-bg.org/~yavorescu/gnustep/ (you can use the .changes to
verify them).


I'll start rebuilding everything, and will file bugs (severity:
important) with the following usertags:

gnustep-make2.4-transition -- for the OPTFLAG issue
gnustep-base1.20-transtion -- for FTBFS not caused by -gui
gnustep-gui0.18-transition -- self-explanatory

I'll look at all FTBFS bugs and try to provide patches after I finish
rebuilding (probably tomorrow evenening, depends on my engagements at
work).  Then we can evaluate if the transition is manageable; the
usertags should help in this regard.

As I have currently only ssh access to a sid machine, I'd appreciate
very much if you guys can rebuild, install and test the results.  Let
me know if you need .debs for everything; I can put them in a subdir
at the same location.