On 2007-09-20 Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 08:53:26AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote: >> * Clint Adams: >>> On Sun, Sep 16, 2007 at 09:53:33PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: >>>> I have changed the Build-Depends. Things would have been faster one >>>> could easily learn which bdb version is the recommended one this week.
>>> You can build-depend upon libdb-dev (>= 4.6.19-1), though I'm not sure >>> that's the recommendation you're looking for. >> Berkeley DB upgrades change the API (in addition to the ABI), so >> explicitly versioned dependencies (libdb4.6-dev et al.) are better. > So, package maintainers need to be aware which Berkeley DB is > recommended to be used for appropriate dependencies. I have been > informed that it is not always a brilliant idea to use latest Berkeley > DB, right? Which seems exactly what is happening here. ;-) The db-maintainers start filing bug reports once they think a transition to a later version is called for. cu and- Just rying to cut a gordian knot. -reas -- `What a good friend you are to him, Dr. Maturin. His other friends are so grateful to you.' `I sew his ears on from time to time, sure' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
