Public bug reported: == Backport Request ==
Please backport source package sword 1.6+dfsg-1 from Ubuntu karmic to hardy, intrepid and jaunty. 1. Package is in karmic [0] 2. No source modifications are required for all suites [4] 3. Affects only it self 1. compatible with system libraries on all suites. 2. does not directly brake other packages on system. 3. It *is* a soname bump. Output in karmic/pbuilder login # apt-cache rdepends libsword8 libsword8 Reverse Depends: xiphos libsword-dev libsword-dbg diatheke bibletime Libsword-dev, libsword-dbg and diatheke are build from the sword source package. I'm also requesting backport of xiphos and bibletime.() 4. No changes to language interpreters. 4. There are meaningful benefits to the users ~2 years of upstream feature development. There are no known security issues with neither old, nor new packages. It is library/API which is needed for new versions of xiphos and bibletime (which have hot new features). The actual sword library new features are listed in this changelog [5] (quite big see 1.5.10-1.6.0). Most importantly is UTF-8 support, better locale support, better tools to create Sword modules (bibles). == History == In January 2009 there was a call from upstream [1] to update the Crosswire related software in Ubuntu because it was more than 2 years old. These applications are sword library, gnomesword (later renamed to Xiphos) and bibletime. It is bible study software (library) with command-line, QT/KDE, GTK/Gnome front-ends. Shortly this got cross-posted to debian-devel. A debian maintainer was found, but he did not have enough time to commit to all of these packages. Instead a new Ubuntu/Debian team was formed [2,3]. We did miss feature freeze for Jaunty, but now we have all of these packages in Debian Unstable and Ubuntu Karmic. To help testing and give users updated versions sooner we did stated to provide PPA[4]. Now it holds same packages as Unstable/Karmic. And we do have a few users using our PPA. Compatibility Lenny/Hardy - Unstable/Karmic has been kept for all the packages because one of our other goals was to backport all of these packages. == Links == [0] http://packages.ubuntu.com/source/karmic/sword [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2009-January/005280.html [2] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-crosswire-devel/ [3] https://edge.launchpad.net/~pkgcrosswire [4] https://edge.launchpad.net/~pkgcrosswire/+archive/ppa [5] http://crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/source/v1.6/sword-1.6.0/ChangeLog ** Affects: hardy-backports Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: intrepid-backports Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: jaunty-backports Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: intrepid-backports Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: hardy-backports Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Please backport sword 1.6+dfsg-1 from Karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/384971 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Backports Testing Team, which is subscribed to Hardy Backports. -- ubuntu-backports mailing list ubuntu-backports@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports