On 30/11/16 00:30, Tobias Hansen wrote: > On 11/12/2016 07:58 PM, Tobias Hansen wrote: >> On 11/12/2016 02:49 PM, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote: >>> Control: tags -1 confirmed >>> >>> On 12/11/16 15:02, Tobias Hansen wrote: >>>> Package: release.debian.org >>>> Severity: normal >>>> User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org >>>> Usertags: transition >>>> >>>> Hi Release Team, >>>> >>>> I noticed yesterday that ppl has two RC bugs and was removed from >>>> testing. I would like to take over the package and fix it, but one of >>>> the RC bugs (#811825) is best fixed by updating to the new upstream >>>> version, which requires a small library transition. Since the >>>> debian-devel-announce@l.d.o mail from November 5 said the transition >>>> freeze is only for "transitions that involve a large number of packages", >>>> I'd thought I'd ask if we can still do this transition. >>>> >>>> I already created a package of ppl 1.2 that fixes both RC bugs. ppl has >>>> two reverse dependencies, which were of course both removed from testing >>>> because of ppl: >>>> >>>> apron >>>> cloog-ppl >>>> >>>> I checked that they both build without changes against the updated ppl >>>> package. >>>> >>>> If it's too late for the transition, we'll have to see if we can fix >>>> #811825 by applying a patch that does not require a transition. >>> >>> Since this package is not in testing, and because of the small number of >>> rdeps, >>> there isn't a big risk of regressions wrt current testing... so please go >>> ahead. >>> >>> Emilio >>> >> >> Thanks a lot for granting this exception! ppl 1.2 is now in NEW. >> >> Best, >> Tobias >> > > The package is now in unstable. I think the only thing that is missing > now is a binNMU for apron. cloog-ppl already got an upload to build > against ppl 1.2.
I scheduled that. Cheers, Emilio