On 23/07/09 at 10:55 +0900, Yasuhiro Araki wrote: > Hi, > > > Also, note that the transition from 1.9.0 to 1.9.1 is relatively easy, > > since most packages aren't available for 1.9.0 yet. But the 1.9.1->1.9.2 > > transition is likely to be even more painful. > > Disagree. > 1.9.1 -> 1.9.2 transition is easier than 1.9.0->1.9.1. > Because ruby1.9.2 is binary compatible of 1.9.1.
Is it 100% sure that 1.9.2 will be binary-compatible with 1.9.1? Anyway, take the 1.9.2->1.9.3 transition if you prefer. > > Another problem is that by automatically upgrading to 1.9.1, you will > > break stuff on the user's machine. Manually installed libs and gems that > > were installed with 1.9.0 will no longer work with 1.9.1. That's why I > > think that the switch to 1.9.1 must be made consciously by the user. > > I propose to add some "alert information" at apt-get install. Adding a layer of debconf warnings is not a nice Debian way to solve that. -- | Lucas Nussbaum | [email protected] http://www.lucas-nussbaum.net/ | | jabber: [email protected] GPG: 1024D/023B3F4F | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
