* Manuel Prinz [Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:49:23 +0100]:
> Am Sonntag, den 15.03.2009, 16:14 +0100 schrieb Adeodato Simó:
> > Indeed, bumping the SONAME in 1.3.1 would be great if indeed ABI
> > compatibility has been broken. Thanks for pursuing this.
> Upstream discusses the plans for future releases and dealing with
> SONAMEs on their development list. We'll see where they end up, there is
> no definite plan yet.
Okay; I think it’s reasonable to wait, as long as we make sure it gets
addressed at some point. Maybe we should open a separate bug report for
it?
> So, to get the issue fixed, my current plan is as follows:
> 1.) Fix the build issues.
> 2.) Fake the SONAME change by changing the library package name. [*]
Ok.
> 3.) Patch and build all dependant software.
> 4.) File bugs for all packages, including patches.
> 5.) NMU if no response in a reasonable time frame.
Uhm, what kind of patches are needed? Has the API changed as well
between 1.2 and 1.3?
> I do not know if this plan is reasonable and the release-team is OK with
> it. I will of course let them know about this before I take any action.
> (Or is it OK to coordinate just with you?) Feedback is welcome and
> appreciated, since this is the first time I need to do that.
It is better to coordinate with the debian-rele...@lists.d.o list, I’ll
be reading that anyway.
Cheers,
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