Selon Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <po...@ubuntu.com>: > Ludovic Brenta wrote: >> So, my understanting was correct then: gtk-extra2 will FTBFS only when >> you remove GTK+2 from Debian, not when you introduce GTK+3. > > Yes, but that will also mean package using gtk-extra2 will not be able to > link to gtk3, which is what Neil was saying IIUC.
OK, not a big deal for as long as GTK+2 remains in Debian. >> Joss, can you tell me >> whether you intend for there to be a transition period when both GTK+2 >> and GTK+3 are in Debian? > > Sure there will be. Great. > Hopefully not as long as with gtk1.2 though, so that's > why trying to build your packages with the preprocessor defines is good. As Neil explained, building gtk+extra with the preprocessor defines triggers _lots_ of warnings about usage of deprecated symbols and fixing them is a _lot_ of work, so I won't bother. >> My intention is neither to take over maintenance of >> gtk-extra nor to remove functionality from GtkAda; rather to try and give >> a clear roadmap for upstream to plan the necessary changes, i.e. >> reimplementing some of GtkAda's widgets with GTK+3 instead of gtk-extra. > > GTK+3 will be released around March 2010 or so. When GTK+2 will be removed > we don't really know, but don't wait till the last moment or it may be too > late :) OK, I think that explains it. Here is what I propose: - I will adopt the package gtk+extra and maintain it in Debian for as long as GTK+2 is in Debian and libgtkada2 needs it. - I will not update the package to use GTK+3. - I will prominently mark the package as deprecated and discourage new packages from using it. As part of this I will move the package to main/oldlibs. - I will inform GtkAda's upstream about the pending removal of GTK+2 which will happen in the future, probably after June 2010; this gives them one year to reimplement the GtkAda widgets that presently use gtk+extra with GTK+3. - When a new upstream version of GtkAda removes the dependency on gtk+extra or GTK+2 disappears from Debian, I will ask for removal of the package. OK? PS. I trimmed the CC: list since I think everyone on this thread monitors debian-devel by now. -- Ludovic Brenta. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
