Re: Out of date packages

[Brad]

On Thu, Feb 03, 2000 at 01:42:36PM -0800, Mark Lundeberg wrote:
 
 If I find a package that is out of date with the actual version out on the
 net, what should I do? Example: games/nighthawk (Debian version: 1.0 --
 Upstream version: 2.2.1 or something like that)
 
 I have also found packages that are in need of updating because of
 upstream bugfixes. Example: devel/binutils compiles GRUB's 16-bit code
 weirdly, causing it to not work (Debian version: 2.9.1.0.22, newer
 versions fix this)

First, if you're using stable you should expect this. Once a version is
declared stable, pretty much nothing changes except major bugfixes and
security upgrades (this may or may not change in the near future, others
would know better than i).

If you're using unstable, file a bug report. If it's not a big deal, set
the severity to wishlist.


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Re: Out of date packages

[Mark Lundeberg]

On -1 xxx -1, Brad wrote:

 First, if you're using stable you should expect this. Once a version is
 declared stable, pretty much nothing changes except major bugfixes and
 security upgrades (this may or may not change in the near future, others
 would know better than i).

 If you're using unstable, file a bug report. If it's not a big deal, set
 the severity to wishlist.

I'm not using stable, but I can see by the unstable package pages on
debian.org that they are out of date there, too.

Mark Lundeberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.pgfn.bc.ca/~aa026/