On 01/11/2011 06:21 PM, Mr Dash Four wrote: > >>> Something like that might actually warrant a new point release of >>> opensc to make sure Linux distros pick up the fix. >> >> Having a point release for every single bug fix would be overkill. So >> the question is, what's the best approach to quickly distribute >> important fixes? What would fit the workflow of the package maintainers? >> Any suggestions? > May be distribute a patch with the fix directly with the various > distributors and make a 'dash' release (i.e. 12.0-2) - at least that is > how it works, I think, with FC.
Putting my Fedora packager hat on, please release new tarballs if you have important bugfixes to distribute. This ensures everybody is using the same code and makes problems much easier to debug. -- Kalev _______________________________________________ opensc-devel mailing list opensc-devel@lists.opensc-project.org http://www.opensc-project.org/mailman/listinfo/opensc-devel
