[Pkg-kde-extras] Re: digikam 0.8.2 for etch, the next Debian release!? (due to exiv2 0.12)

[Caulier Gilles]

Le mardi 12 décembre 2006 20:35, vous avez écrit :
> Hi exiv2 developers,
>
> the debian-release managers do not accept a library
> transition from exiv2 0.10 to 0.12 as etch is already
> frozen:
>
>   
> http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-kde-extras/2006-December/00219
>3.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/12/msg00004.html
>
> Digikam 0.9.0 rc2 requires exiv2 0.12 for good reasons AFAIU:
>
> 	http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/177
>
> With digikam rc1 several people observed crashes with exiv2 0.10 in debian
> too.
>
>
> So as is, rc2 in debian etch is not possible due to missing exiv2
> 0.12.  rc1 crashes and has therefore release critical bugs.  So
> only 'save' option would be to go back to digikam 0.8.2.
>
> AFAICS the only way to get 0.9.0 rc2 into debian at this stage:
>
>   o why is exiv2 0.10 in etch more risky that an 0.12 upgrade?
>   o how risky is 0.10 -> 0.12 for apps using it
>
> New features of the library and superior applications using the
> lib are unfortunately not relevant at this stage of the debian
> etch release cycle.
>
> Thx for any input,
> Achim

I let's Andreas explain why 0.12 is a mandatory depency with digiKam. he have 
the full story in minds...

Gilles