Hello Jonas, On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 5:34 AM, Jonas Smedegaard <d...@jones.dk> wrote:
> Hi Martin, > > Martin Abente wrote: > > These packages can be considered broken on any Debian system using > > telepathy-gabble 0.17.25 or higher. Sugar collaboration depends on > > Gabble Tubes API [1] which was deprecated and removed in version > > 0.17.25. http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/spec/Channel_Type_Tubes.html > > > > The only workaround for this issue is to use a previous version of > > telepathy-gabble, earlier than 0.17.15. > > Thanks for reporting. > > As we already discussed on irc, I agree that apart from the long-term > solution of Sugar rewritten to use newer Tubes API there's really no > alternative to re-introducing the older API as a separate package. > > I have prepared a package, we have both tested that indeed it works, and > I am now polishing for official release to Debian, tracked at > http://bugs.debian.org/782448 . > > Sadly it is totally unreasonable to expect a new Debian package to get > included in Jessie while in deep freeze, so I see no other option than > to request the removal of *all* Sugar packages for the Jessie release: > Sugar without collaboration is broken Sugar! :-( > This issue affects collaboration when connected to a Jabber server. There are other scenarios where is still working ie., when connected local-link via salute. I believe that providing Sugar and its activities will still be hugely beneficial on the educational ground. > > I have hesitated, to try come up with smarter approaches, but Jessie > release is fast approaching, so I will probably file the gigantic > removal request later today... > > Just to be clear: I will request removal from Jessie branch of Debian > only - packages will stay in unstable and experimental. > > > - Jonas > > -- > * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt > * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ > > [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private > > _______________________________________________ > Debian-olpc-devel mailing list > debian-olpc-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/debian-olpc-devel >