On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 14:43 +0000, Justyn Butler wrote: > Hi, > > I know this was mentioned before but I'm not sure what the current > status is. Ubuntu's next Long Term Support (LTS) release, version 8.04 > (codename Hardy Heron) is coming up soon and will likely be used by a > great many people (if the previous LTS release, 6.06 Dapper Drake, > from two years ago is anything to go by). > > I'm not familiar with the Ubuntu packaging process, but I know that > the "feature freeze" (defined on the wiki as the "point we stop > introducing new features, packages, and APIs") deadline is coming up > in a few days on 14th February.
It is looming fast! > The Ubuntu package database (http://packages.ubuntu.com) still shows > gEDA version 1.0.1 20070626 and PCB 20070912 for the Hardy Heron > packages. Hardy actually has 1.2.1. The "geda" package is a meta-package pulling in the geda-* packages. Since it hasn't changed since 1.0.1, there has been no change in version number. Slightly confusing, I know. > Debian sid (unstable) package archives show the latest version (1.4.0) > of gEDA but the same older version of PCB. The stalling point at the moment is the new libgeda soversion means libgeda33 is waiting in the Debian "NEW" queue for manual approval. That can take weeks. It may be possible for Ubuntu to bypass that though, syncing straight from the NEW queue into the Ubuntu archive. Since I made one for CUED, I forwarded Hamish a copy of my package for PCB 20080202, so hopefully it won't be too long before that can go in. > Is there a way to get the latest versions of both gEDA and PCB into > Hardy Heron, or is this already underway? Already underway, but its good to see there is someone else with an interest to see this. Just a further note, after the Feature freeze, it will still be possible to upload newer versions, such as 1.4.1 when it comes out, so long as it just contains bug-fixes. Best wishes, -- Peter Clifton Electrical Engineering Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge, 9, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA Tel: +44 (0)7729 980173 - (No signal in the lab!) _______________________________________________ geda-dev mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-dev
