On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 12:08:43AM +0200, Alberto Luaces wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Alberto Luaces
>
> * Package name: openscenegraph-3.6
> Version : 3.6.3
> Upstream Author : Robert Osfield
> * URL : http://www.openscenegraph.org/
> * License : OpenSceneGraph Public License, OSGPL
> Programming Lang: C++
> Description : 3D scene graph C++ framework
>
> A portable, high level graphics toolkit for the development of high
> performance graphics applications such as flight simulators, games,
> virtual reality or scientific visualization. Providing an object
> orientated framework on top of OpenGL, it frees the developer from
> implementing and optimizing low level graphics calls, and provide
> many additional utilities for rapid development of graphics
> applications.
>
> This package intends to bring the new stable 3.6 series, replacing 3.4
> and 3.2 already present in the repository.
3.6 should be built from src:openscenegraph and src:openscenegraph-3.4
then removed.
Creating a new source package[1] for every new major upstream version
is a bad idea for various reasons, including bug handling in the BTS.
cu
Adrian
[1] new binary packages are of course required for libraries when
the soname changes
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