En réponse à Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Well, I like the idea of ocaml_x.xx.tar.gz being the pristine > upstream > > tarball, unless there is no other choice. > > It is a natural thing to do. upstream already ships a > ocaml-3.06.tar.gz > file, so where is the problem.
It is empty in your proposal, isn't it? > > Currently, there is no problem on the user side but only on the > > infrastructure side. There are problems that are independent from > > our will, RC bugs that is. Either we help fixing them, or we wait > > for them to be fixed. > > Ok, now the question is, do we continue with the mini-freeze, or do we > abandon it. I personaly don't have anything to update. But, yes, I think we could postpone the mini-freeze. We are reactive enough to care for everyone's packages in case of a problem. > > If you think that removing those packages from woody will fix, > > I have no way of being sure. > > > then this is a good solution right now. > > Yes, if it gets implemented. What? Removing packages? > > > BTW, what would be the apt-get source reaction if i build depended > the > > > ocaml package on ocaml-3.06 ? > > > > I think this is not natural at all. It don't see the benefit for the > > user. I don't see any reason on the user's side. > > But would there really be a disadvantage, apart from it not being > 'natural'. The disadvantage of not being necessary on the user side. > > But we don't have real problems with our packages. We are able to > fix > > our problem. Problems come from others currently. > > Yes, and they expect us to work on fixing their problem to continue > our > work, unless we drop the mini-freeze that is. Exactly. > > I will try to catch some ftp-master on irc in order to get the work > > done. > > Yes, please do so, maybe you will have more luck than i. neuro maybe be only on the night. I don't count any more on Anthony, he's too harsh. > > What the fix? > > All these packages have to be installable in testing and all of the > vorbis stuff will follow. Ah, so libvorbis is blocked by them? > It is basically the same problem as the one with ocaml right now, but > on > a much bigger scale. Not to speak about the postgresql bug nobody > seems > to care about and the maintainer trying to solve it alone and asking > for > help on debian-devel. I won't judge anyone, I'm personaly unable to help. -- Jérôme Marant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://marant.org