state of jed-extra

Rafael Laboissiere rafael at debian.org
Tue Jun 6 11:49:53 UTC 2006


* G. Milde <g.milde at web.de> [2006-06-06 13:45]:

> On 31.05.06, Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
>  
> > Just one question: where can I find jedmodes-2.1.tgz?
> 
> You find the URL of the upstream package in the get-orig-source rule in
> jed-extra/debian/rules (it is jedmodes-2.1.3.tgz now).

Thanks.

> While we have to ensure that we do not end up in a unusable state, I
> suppose the need for adaptions to the personal configurations can be
> tolerated.

I agree with you.  I just mentioned my personal configurations as a
test for the sanity of the upgrade.

> Could you please test it on your system and add any steps needed for
> your personal configuration to the jed-extra Documentation? (changelog
> if it regards only this version step, README.Debian if it is persistent)

We might also add notes to debian/NEWS, which is a more appropriate place
for alerting the end user about the usability of the package.

> Definitely. And I would rather drop jed-extra completely than have the
> next release still with jed-99.17.

Me too.

> So IMO, jed-extra should come out ASAP.

100% agreed.  I am afraid I will not have time in the coming ten days or
so.  I have a hectic time before me.

-- 
Rafael



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