>>>>> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> Anthony Fok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello,
>> Does the same crash exists between libfreetype6_2.1.3-2 and 2.1.3-3? In >> 2.1.3-4 (which I uploaded this morning), I tried to revert the change with >> respect to PS_FontInfoRec (while going to CVS 2003-06-07), and I had been >> wondering whether I did it correctly or not. >> >> My apologies for the troubles caused. Ah..........Oops, soory. I miswrote 2.1.4-2 as 2.1.4-3 and 2.1.4-3 as 2.1.4-4... I'm talking about changes between libfreetype6_2.1.4-2 and -3. I am sorry to make it get confused. I've not checked libfreetype6_2.1.4-4 yet. >> On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 07:36:13PM +0900, ISHIKAWA Mutsumi wrote: >> > >>>>> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >>>>> Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 11:20:01PM +0900, ISHIKAWA Mutsumi wrote: >> > >> > >> I got a report in private mail (grrr) from a person who ran into the >> > >> > >> very problem you describe, so I appreciate you tracking this down and >> > >> > >> fixing it. Your analysis looks reasonable and I agree with your >> > >> > >> solution. >> > >> > >> > >> > Sorry, I found my mistakes by my self. >> > >> > >> > >> > 1) PS_FontInfoRec was not changed between FreeeType 2.1.3 and >> > >> > 2.1.4. It makes after FreeType 2.1.4 release (please see >> > >> > freetype-2.1.4/debian/patches/001-freetype-2.1.4+cvs20030601.diff). >> > >> >> > >> If this is true, then, FreeType maintainer: *please stop doing this*. >> > >> >> > >> Debian needs to have FreeType packages that are compatible with the rest >> > >> of the world's FreeType packages. >> > >> >> > >> Perhaps what we really need is a freetype-snapshot package, which ships >> > >> a libfreetype6-snapshot package which Conflicts/Replaces/Provides: >> > >> libfreetype6. For reasons that should be obvious, there should be no >> > >> snapshot -dev package at all. >> > >> >> > >> Please, please, please, I beg of you, do not break binary compatibility >> > >> in library packages. >> > >> > Humm, I found a message from Werner LEMBERG posted to >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I believe libfreetype6 incompatible between >> > 2.1.4-3 and 2.1.4-4. >> > >> > Application build with libfreetype6_2.1.4-4 (use PS_FontInfoRec) >> > will crash with libfreetype6_2.1.4-3. >> > >> > Application build with libfreetype6_2.1.4-3 (use PS_FontInfoRec) >> > will crash with libfreetype6_2.1.4-4. >> > >> > But SONAME is not changed yet (on upstream). >> > >> > >> > >>>>> In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >>>>> Werner LEMBERG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > You might want to reconsider the change... >> > >> > >> > >> > * src/type1/t1tokens.h: Change italic_angle, is_fixed_pitch, >> > >> > underline_position, and underline_thickness to pointers. Change >> > >> > the type of the latter two to `fixed'. >> > >> > >> > >> > in current freetype6 without a change in version numbering of the shared >> > >> > libraries. >> > >> >> > >> Our normal strategy is to increase the shared library version number >> > >> right before a new release (as suggested by libtool). We will do >> > >> that, of course, but not now. >> > >> >> > >> Is there a better strategy? >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> Werner -- ISHIKAWA Mutsumi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

