On 12/15/2018 06:36 PM, Ken Moffat via blfs-dev wrote:
On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 05:02:17PM -0600, Bruce Dubbs via blfs-dev wrote:
On 12/15/2018 04:12 PM, Ken Moffat via blfs-dev wrote:
Picking up on recent changes:
2. node.js-10.14.2
In #11440, Bruce listed the changes, including :
| ### Notable Changes
|
| * deps:
| * upgrade to c-ares v1.15.0
and then applied it although the book still uses 1.14.0. As I have
noted on the -book list, c-ares v1.15.0 has been available on github
since 23rd October, although the c-ares website has not yet been
updated to show that (and they do not, apparently, use odd numbers
for development).
So, on the face of it some usage(s) of node.js will be broken.
node built OK for me, but I'll check this out. At a minimum it looks like I
need to update currency for c-ares
Can I, sarcastically, ask if you think that upstream's idea of
notable changes should be ignored ? You went to the trouble of
noting what they changed (thanks), but then ignored it, and my
response on -book.
Don't attribute to ignorance what can be explained by dementia. :)
3. poppler-0.72.0
It seems that every new poppler release continues to break its
users.
I disagree with this. It seems that some users use private parts of poppler
that are not a part of the official api. When these provate parts change,
then their apps break.
I'll note that cups recently cleaned up their act and stopped using stuff
from poppler not designed for public use.
Over the years, there have been many breakages from poppler.
The most benign view of this that I can find is
http://dilfridge.blogspot.com/2015/01/poppler-is-contributing-to-global.html
I've had a private report that this breaks inkscape.
I did find this patch:
https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/poppler-fixes-from-master.patch?h=packages/inkscape
And I'll note that Arch currently have poppler-0.72.0 in *testing*.
Breakage from new poppler versions is expected.
Agree, but the difference is on who to blame.
-- Bruce
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