[Pkg-octave-devel] Reverse dependencies on octave3.2* packages

[Rafael Laboissiere]

* Sébastien Villemot <sebastien.villemot at ens.fr> [2012-03-21 22:09]:

> I just added a section on our wiki page about packages which have
> reverse dependencies on octave3.2* packages and are not maintained by
> the DOG [1].
> 
> Since at some point (and the sooner the better) we will want to remove
> the octave3.2* packages from sid, we need to have these reverse
> dependencies fixed to reflect the new naming scheme of Octave 3.6
> packages.
> 
> My proposal is to quickly send an email to the maintainers of these
> packages, with an explanation of what we are currently doing and how to
> adapt their packages to the change. I am willing to send such an email.
> 
> In the same email, we could warn that at some date (for example in one
> month) we will start filing (wishlist, or maybe higher?) bugs against
> the packages which have not yet changed their deps.
> 
> In parallel of this effort, we could also contact the release team to
> setup a proper transition slot. This could help speeding up the process
> in case some maintainers are MIA.
> 
> What’s your stance on this?

Nothing to add, your plan seems fine to me.

Rafael