* Patrick Shanahan <p...@opensuse.org> [02-04-22 12:34]: > * Bernhard <darkta...@intervalsignals.org> [02-04-22 12:16]: > > Mica Semrick schrieb am 04.02.22 um 16:30: > > > Your system is your responsibility. The project publishes the source > > > code, and that's pretty much it. We can't make assumptions about what > > > packages your distro has or does not have. There are too many distros and > > > too many package versions. > > > > > > If you want a mostly pain-free solution, get the flatpak from flathub. > > > > > > Patrick Shanahan schrieb am 04.02.22 um 16:41: > > > or utilize the ready made package your distro provides. > > which immediately causes further problems: > > In many cases, old versions can be found there, because not everyone goes > > through the hassle of a rolling release distribution. And on a question > > e.g. here or in a forum then the answer comes prayer mill-like: But THAT is > > an old version, get a new one, then you can ask again. > > > > So: the choice between plague and Colera > > > > No question, I understand why developers especially in the open source area > > argue and work exactly like this: it is simply impossible to test every > > program version against every operating system version, especially for > > backwards compatibility. > > > > The problem then has the user - and I understand this as follows: how can > > we point out the user with such a foreseeable problem (this exiv2 is just > > brand new, and because that is so, it is also in the OBS repo as described > > above) more specifically than is the case so far? > > following this list will help as I have seen several instances of problem > with the newer and unsupported exiv2 package.
maybe/probably add the bug reports listings. but that is probably less interesting to most. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA @ptilopteri http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member facebook/ptilopteri Photos: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/piwigo paka @ IRCnet oftc What sort of day was it? A day like all days, filled with those events that alter and illuminate our times... ___________________________________________________________________________ darktable developer mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to darktable-dev+unsubscr...@lists.darktable.org
