[Pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers] Updates and the freeze

[Paul van Tilburg]

On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 04:13:49PM -0200, Filipe Lautert wrote:
> On Thursday 14 December 2006 15:39, Esteban Manchado Velázquez wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 02:15:11PM -0200, Filipe Lautert wrote:
> > > Yes, I need libxml-ruby-0.3.8.4 in etch because it closes many critical
> > > bugs in upstream source, as stated in the changelog.
> >
> >     Hmmm... I'm not sure that's possible. I don't think release managers
> > want new upstream versions of any package. Does it have any reverse
> > dependency (package depending on libxml-ruby)?
> 
> Well, it doesn't have any reverse dependency. 
> It is a small version change, from 0.3.8 to 0.3.8.4.... but if you say they 
> not accept this...
> And if I patch 0.3.8-1 and create 0.3.8-2? Maybe then they will accept? 
> Because it really just fix bugs that can cause segmentation faults.

Agreed. If it's just all version-number semantics, I say that we should ask
for it to get it through. It's a nano-changing release not even micro ;)

Regards,
Paul

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