Le mardi 12 décembre 2006 20:35, vous avez écrit : > Hi exiv2 developers, > > the debian-release managers do not accept a library > transition from exiv2 0.10 to 0.12 as etch is already > frozen: > > > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-kde-extras/2006-December/00219 >3.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/12/msg00004.html > > Digikam 0.9.0 rc2 requires exiv2 0.12 for good reasons AFAIU: > > http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/177 > > With digikam rc1 several people observed crashes with exiv2 0.10 in debian > too. > > > So as is, rc2 in debian etch is not possible due to missing exiv2 > 0.12. rc1 crashes and has therefore release critical bugs. So > only 'save' option would be to go back to digikam 0.8.2. > > AFAICS the only way to get 0.9.0 rc2 into debian at this stage: > > o why is exiv2 0.10 in etch more risky that an 0.12 upgrade? > o how risky is 0.10 -> 0.12 for apps using it > > New features of the library and superior applications using the > lib are unfortunately not relevant at this stage of the debian > etch release cycle. > > Thx for any input, > Achim
I let's Andreas explain why 0.12 is a mandatory depency with digiKam. he have the full story in minds... Gilles
