Bug#668806: nmu for xfce4-panel dependencies
On dim., 2012-04-22 at 12:33 +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 16:33:58 +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: Xfce 4.10 is around the corner, and like last time, we have some changes in the panel which break the plugins built against the previous (4.8) panel. Like last time, we'd like to push a new 4.8 xfce4-panel with shlibs like: libxfce4panel-1.0 3 xfce4-panel (= 4.7.7), xfce4-panel ( 4.9) then make a round of binNMUs for dependencies. So when it's time to upload 4.10, we can safely upload in stable a 4.10 panel with shlibs: libxfce4panel-1.0 4 xfce4-panel (= 4.9.2) or even libxfce4panel-1.0 4 xfce4-panel (= 4.9.2), xfce4-panel ( 4.11) and ask for a second round of binNMUs. Since there are quite some plugins, I didn't yet upload the 4.8.6-4 xfce4-panel including the shlibs change, in case you'd like more info on the whole transition. Ping me if/when I can upload. So, err, why isn't libxfce4panel a separate package that could change names (along with a SONAME bump) when the interface changes? We thought about this, we even though about this in the 4.6/4.8 transition. Unfortunately, it might not be a good idea, because even if you split the lib and keep the old lib around when upgrading the panel and adding a new lib, the plugins built against the old panel might still not work with the new panel. And why was the xfce4-panel ( 4.9) bit not there in the first place if you know every release is incompatible? Well, we don't know that in advance. We could force the conflict by default and remove it if/when we know that the next panel won't have issues with old plugins though, but that means “transition by default” which you might not like either. If you prefer that default, then I'm ok to make the switch Regards, -- Yves-Alexis signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#668806: nmu for xfce4-panel dependencies
On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 16:33:58 +0200, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: Xfce 4.10 is around the corner, and like last time, we have some changes in the panel which break the plugins built against the previous (4.8) panel. Like last time, we'd like to push a new 4.8 xfce4-panel with shlibs like: libxfce4panel-1.0 3 xfce4-panel (= 4.7.7), xfce4-panel ( 4.9) then make a round of binNMUs for dependencies. So when it's time to upload 4.10, we can safely upload in stable a 4.10 panel with shlibs: libxfce4panel-1.0 4 xfce4-panel (= 4.9.2) or even libxfce4panel-1.0 4 xfce4-panel (= 4.9.2), xfce4-panel ( 4.11) and ask for a second round of binNMUs. Since there are quite some plugins, I didn't yet upload the 4.8.6-4 xfce4-panel including the shlibs change, in case you'd like more info on the whole transition. Ping me if/when I can upload. So, err, why isn't libxfce4panel a separate package that could change names (along with a SONAME bump) when the interface changes? And why was the xfce4-panel ( 4.9) bit not there in the first place if you know every release is incompatible? Cheers, Julien signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Bug#668806: nmu for xfce4-panel dependencies
Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal User: release.debian@packages.debian.org Usertags: binnmu Hi, Xfce 4.10 is around the corner, and like last time, we have some changes in the panel which break the plugins built against the previous (4.8) panel. Like last time, we'd like to push a new 4.8 xfce4-panel with shlibs like: libxfce4panel-1.0 3 xfce4-panel (= 4.7.7), xfce4-panel ( 4.9) then make a round of binNMUs for dependencies. So when it's time to upload 4.10, we can safely upload in stable a 4.10 panel with shlibs: libxfce4panel-1.0 4 xfce4-panel (= 4.9.2) or even libxfce4panel-1.0 4 xfce4-panel (= 4.9.2), xfce4-panel ( 4.11) and ask for a second round of binNMUs. Since there are quite some plugins, I didn't yet upload the 4.8.6-4 xfce4-panel including the shlibs change, in case you'd like more info on the whole transition. Ping me if/when I can upload. Regards, -- Yves-Alexis -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
