On 07-12-2007, Eric Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 10:28:55AM +0000, Sylvain Le Gall wrote: >> I'll do it tonight. > > Thanks very much. > >> Is there any chance that we can also upload a version to backports.org? >> (i.e. does it work with ocaml in etch). > > It would need some minor modifications to build in etch. I'm not very > familiar with backports. Is it considered good practice for the > package be as "backportable" as possible, or should I keep the > dependencies at the "leading edge"? > > For example, approx currently build-depends on ocamlmakefile; I could > change this to "ocamlmakefile | ocaml-tools (< 2007)". > > It also build-depends on ocaml-nox (>= 3.10). But since I don't rely > on any new 3.10 features, I could just drop the versioned dependency > completely. > > A more significant issue is that approx uses ocamlnet2 now. I could > either backport that library and its dependencies, or modify the > approx source slightly. If I do this, should I keep a backport branch > in svn (again, is there some best practice here?) >
OK, i understand the issue of the backport. But don't do anything, this is juste for my personnal convenience (i use approx on etch). I will do the backport myself when i will need it. >> You should also add "Dm-Upload-Allowed: yes" field into you approx >> source package, to be allowed to upload it. > > OK, I've committed this change to debian/control. > Great. I am update my svn and upload. Regards, Sylvain Le Gall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
