Bug#908830: release-notes: Mention the python-magic upstream switch
On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 07:00:26PM +0200, Christoph Biedl wrote: > Package: release-notes > Severity: normal > > Hi there, > > 'bout time to start contributing to the buster release notes. In my > opinion the python-magic transition[1] is worth to be mentioned. If you > disagree feel free to drop my input as well. > > Suggested wording: > > == > > The python-magic/python3-magic Python bindings for the libmagic file > type detection library switched upstream and provide a broader set of > functions now. A compatibility layer is included so applications relying > on the old function set should not be harmed. > > == > > Aside, in the eight months since the switch I haven't seen even a single > report about a regression, so consider "should not be harmed" somewhat > an understatment. Just my personal opinion: Is this really worth an entry in the release notes that are supposed to be read by every user? What you describe sounds more like "not even worth a NEWS.Debian entry since there is no expected breakage", not something that every user must know about. > Regards, > > Christoph >... cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed
Bug#908830: release-notes: Mention the python-magic upstream switch
Package: release-notes Severity: normal Hi there, 'bout time to start contributing to the buster release notes. In my opinion the python-magic transition[1] is worth to be mentioned. If you disagree feel free to drop my input as well. Suggested wording: == The python-magic/python3-magic Python bindings for the libmagic file type detection library switched upstream and provide a broader set of functions now. A compatibility layer is included so applications relying on the old function set should not be harmed. == Aside, in the eight months since the switch I haven't seen even a single report about a regression, so consider "should not be harmed" somewhat an understatment. Regards, Christoph [1] https://bugs.debian.org/877849 https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2018/01/msg00449.html -- System Information: Debian Release: buster/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.18.6 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: unable to detect signature.asc Description: PGP signature
