Paul To be accurate, yes when I say "you" I'm not suggesting you are taking any authority or resposibility for whatever issues or problems arise from my builds on the Ubuntu/Debian lazarus-ide package. Rather my notice to you is informative and as a courtesy given your interest in this package.
Prince On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 2:11 AM, Paul Gevers <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1) set up a nightly check build of the FPC and Lazarus packages under > Ubuntu > > Hardy and Jaunty as the project changes > > Building the packages is easily done in a PPA. > > > 3) to surface and report with details issues that lie specifically with > > Ubuntu to you. > > With "you" you mean the bug tracker in Launchpad, I hope. Just as you, I > am merely a user of Lazarus in Ubuntu and wanting to help. > > Paul > > -- > Free Pascal and Lazurus Install on Ubuntu Hardy Heron > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376532 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “fpc” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: fpc > > I'd like to ask both maintainers of the Free Pascal and Lazurus packages to > take some time and resolve the following persistent reported installation > issues: > > 1) The numerous problems reported here and elsewhere with the fp and > Lazurus packages on installation mark problems that should not exist in a > package of this type or maturity. The difficulties in subsequent upgrades > reported also mark the need for a substantial and through review of each > package's structure overall and their joint 'cooperation' (post-install). > > 2) I am very concerned with the recent installation and library dependency > issue with .DEBs fpc posted on Sourceforge. The mysterious and unexplained > 'break' reported for the libix6 in Hardy def signals deeper issues remain as > this package moves ahead with its own changes and fixes. > > > The time has certainly come to put the FPC/Lazarus IDE installation issue > to bed at least for Hardy while the new Ubuntu release stabilizes. I admit > both being surprised and frustrated by my own experience with installing > FPC and Lazarus IDE from the Sourceforge .DEBs as well as the Ubuntu > repository packages. I think both the maintainer and the FPC project leaders > are well aware of these issues and should make a concerted joint effort to > resolve them. > -- Free Pascal and Lazurus Install on Ubuntu Hardy Heron https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/376532 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
