Le Sat, Mar 17, 2007 at 05:28:09AM -0000, yigal.weinstein a écrit : > So if I am not mistaken you are suggesting that to contribute to > Ubuntu/Debian I should patch the source file 5.10.0-6ubuntu1 --> 5.11. > Then if successful I should tell people that I am successful?
Well, there are two possibilities : a) You use the upstream sources of maxima at version 5.11 and install them with traditional methods, i.e., not through binary packages. b) You create binary packages with the method I suggested before. The reason why I proposed you to start from the source package 5.10.0-6ubuntu1 is not because it makes it easier to contribute, but because it helps you to keep advantage from the packaging system. If you chose method a) and Ubuntu releases a package version 5.12, nothing will happen. Howerver, with method b), you have good chances of upgrading with a simple apt-get upgrade. A source package in the debian format is actually a set of three files. I have checked on my computer wether the upgrade was possible and it seems so. I have put the result on my personnal website, feel free to use it. Be aware however that this package does not include the modifications specific to Ubuntu. http://charles.plessy.org/debian/ Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy http://charles.plessy.org Wako, Saitama, Japan -- Why not use 5.11 https://launchpad.net/bugs/92715 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
