Bug#527124: [console-setup-mini] should provide console-setup
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:40:12 +0300, Anton Zinoviev wrote: > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:32:34PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > > > > This is definitely not true as long as testing still has console-setup > > 1.28. It might be ok to drop the versioned dep, but not before a newer > > c-s has transitioned to testing, IMO. > > (even then, I'm not convinced that removing the versioned dep buys us > > anything over adding a console-setup-mini alternative) > > I agree. > > I think the best variant would be to create a new package that contains > the configuration part of console-setup. Then console-setup, > console-setup-mini and xserver-xorg will all depend on this > configuration package. > OK, I'll add a console-setup-mini alternative for now to xserver-xorg's Depends, and we'll change it to the new configuration-only package if/when that happens. Thanks, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#527124: [console-setup-mini] should provide console-setup
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 10:32:34PM +0200, Julien Cristau wrote: > > This is definitely not true as long as testing still has console-setup > 1.28. It might be ok to drop the versioned dep, but not before a newer > c-s has transitioned to testing, IMO. > (even then, I'm not convinced that removing the versioned dep buys us > anything over adding a console-setup-mini alternative) I agree. I think the best variant would be to create a new package that contains the configuration part of console-setup. Then console-setup, console-setup-mini and xserver-xorg will all depend on this configuration package. Anton Zinoviev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#527124: [console-setup-mini] should provide console-setup
[quoting the whole mail for debian-x's benefit] On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 22:33:22 +0300, Anton Zinoviev wrote: > I think it is safe to use unversioned dependency because even the oldest > versions of console-setup used the same syntax for its configuration > file and had all features X needs. The only important feature that 1.29 > adds is that it reads xorg.conf for defaults when the package is > installed for first time. However: > > 1. If an upgrade of console-setup is forced because of the dependency of > xserver-xorg, the new console-setup will not use xorg.conf because it > already has configuration file. > > 2. If the upgrade of xserver-xorg forces new installation of > console-setup then the new version will come from the same version of > Debian as xserver-xorg so this will be new console-setup. > This is definitely not true as long as testing still has console-setup 1.28. It might be ok to drop the versioned dep, but not before a newer c-s has transitioned to testing, IMO. (even then, I'm not convinced that removing the versioned dep buys us anything over adding a console-setup-mini alternative) > 3. Even if we suppose that some Debian-derived distribution combines the > new xserver-xorg with old console-setup, nothing bad will happen - > console-setup will simply ask the user for their keyboard and build > proper configuration file. Cheers, Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Processed: Bug#527124: [console-setup-mini] should provide console-setup
Processing commands for cont...@bugs.debian.org: > reassign 527124 xserver-xorg Bug#527124: [console-setup-mini] should provide console-setup Bug reassigned from package `console-setup-mini' to `xserver-xorg'. > retitle 527124 Please use unversioned dependency for console-setup Bug#527124: [console-setup-mini] should provide console-setup Changed Bug title to `Please use unversioned dependency for console-setup' from `[console-setup-mini] should provide console-setup'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
