On Sunday 05 August 2007 06:13:17 am Loïc Minier wrote: > On Sun, Aug 05, 2007, Rafael Laboissiere wrote: > > I am Cc:ing this message to the maintainers of the packages > > depending on libmtp (amarok, gnomad2, and rhythmbox), such that > > we can coordinate the transition. Should I fill separate bug > > reports against those packages? > > Is it 100% API compatible? If yes, then you don't need to file > individual bug reports, but you do need to contact debian-release@ > about it. > > If it isn't, it would be nice if you could only file bugs on the > packages which do not build anymore with the new API so that they > can prepare the change in experimental as well.
Here is the official word from the developers on this question -------------- It is not, but the only part of the API that changed pertains to albums, so will only affect apps that use this part of the API. Gnomad2 does not use it, but I think Amarok does, yet again Amarok already has the necessary fixes in place to compile against the new API AFAIK. It is not ABI compatible tho (changed externally visible structs, though the parts that changed are not considered as part of the API) so it will need to be relinked to each app using it, i.e. packages must be rebuilt. Linus -------------- Hope that provides the needed information, Sean -- Sean Kellogg e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: http://blog.probonogeek.org/ So, let go ...Jump in ...Oh well, what you waiting for? ...it's all right ...'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
