On Tuesday 22 February 2011 21:44:31 John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:59:13 +0100 > > Peter Linnell <mrdocs at scribus.info> dijo: > >>> I am sure that the problem lies with Fedora. When 1.3.9 was > >>> released I was able to install it from updates-testing right > >>> away. But they seem to have misplaced the 1.4.0 RC1 package. > >> > >> Fedora has a bit of a patchy track record on inclusion of new > >> versions, and especially with Scribus. In the past, they were > >> including ones considered inadvisable (the dreaded 1.3.4, for > >> example). > > > >Well putting on my packager's hat for a moment, I might be > > hesitant to bother with an release candidate for many reasons, > > including distro policy etc. > > > >That is one of several reasons, we make a substantial effort to > > provide updated rpms and .debs ourselves. > > > >And moreover, I think our track record on packaging is pretty > > good. I've not had any one shout at me "You broke my system!" > > From our packages :) > > I am certainly not blaming Scribus, unless by chance someone > inadvertently forgot to send the package to Fedora. Even then, it > would be merely an understandable slipup. > > Fedora got the 1.3.9 package into updates-testing right away, which > is why I am becoming annoyed with them for sitting on 1.4.0 RC1. > Two days ago I posted a question about this on the Fedora forums, > and received no response. I wish I knew who is in charge of the > updates-testing repository so I could ask them directly. > > Then again, someone recently said here that 1.4.0 would be out > fairly soon, so maybe I should not worry about it. I'm not working > on anything at the moment, so I have no reason to be impatient. But > it's like Christmas, I can't wait to try out my new toy! Please > Santa Claus, hurry! > > I suppose I could download the RPM and do a local-install. But my > understanding is that such packages are installed in my home folder > and available only to me. Also, I am not sure if such packages are > flagged by the Software Updates utility. > > _______________________________________________ > scribus mailing list > scribus at lists.scribus.info > http://lists.scribus.info/mailman/listinfo/scribus
If you have a Debian based system then if you use rpms or tarballs to get Scribus then that version of Scribus will probably not be listed in the Debian packaging system. I use Slackware. The bad news is that I always end up compiling Scribus from a tarball or svn. The good news is that I don't have to wait on anyone to do a package, including a Slackware package. -- John Culleton Create Book Covers with Scribus: http://www.booklocker.com/p/books/4055.html Typesetting and indexing http://wexfordpress.com book sales http://wexfordpress.net Free barcode: http://www.tux.org/~milgram/bookland/
