On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 11:09:45PM -0400, Eric Dorland wrote: > > > A full build log can be found at: > > > http://buildd.debian.org/build.php?arch=hppa&pkg=fireflier&ver=1.1.6-2+b2
> > <sigh> Well, at least automake1.4 is frozen now, so this isn't an RC problem > > for etch... > > Eric, why are you making this change in a package that's been frozen? Why > > does the changelog claim that there is a "new automake package", when this > > package is not in the archive and doesn't appear to be in NEW? > I hadn't even been aware automake1.4 was frozen or that it was part of > toolchain-source. I guess I should have been paying better attention. Well, this was mentioned in <http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/09/msg00020.html> -- I had to double-check that we really did send something out covering this :) > The automake1.10 source package in NEW contains the new automake > package. This is all part of my diabolical plan lightly documented on > http://wiki.debian.org/AutomakeTransition, and I did send some mail > out outlining this to -devel or -release or both months ago. I went > through and NMUed almost every package that had a build dependency on > automake about a month ago, so either fireflier's dependency is new > (for shame) or I somehow missed it in my sweep (shame on me). FWIW, I find a total of 5 packages still in unstable with a build-depend on 'automake' with no alternatives, and 4 packages that build-depend on automake as an alternative to automake1.4 or automake1.7, which means they're likely to FTBFS with automake 1.10 after this update. (2 more build-depend on automake1.9 | automake, so have a fair chance of still working with automake 1.10.) I do remember the discussion of the automake transition, but transitions like that need to either be finished completely before the freeze starts, or they need to be done in such a way that they don't cause us more release-critical bugs when we're trying to push a release out the door. I recognize the advantage of getting "automake" switched off of 1.4 sooner rather than later, so I think it'd be ok to push this change through if you take care of all of the reverse-deps first. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
