The 'git' Debian package in squeeze and possible mass bug filing
Hello,
Gerrit Pape wrote:
> I'm about to provide a new git binary package from the git-core (the
> distributed revision control system) source, so that 'apt-get install
> git' installs the git content tracker in squeeze.
A new version 1.7.0.4-2~exp0 of git has been uploaded to experimental,
with the source and main binary package renamed to git. There is a
note in the NEWS.Debian.gz to help with the transition. Please try it
out and let us know if you find any problems.
If the git-core package is removed, it is no longer available to
satisfy dependencies. For most packages, this is no problem, since
git Provides: git-core. However, a Provides: does not satisfy a
versioned dependency.
The affected packages are listed below. For futureproofing and easy
backporting, I believe they should use
Depends: git (>= 1:1.7) | git-core (>= whatever)
gnuit never had an epoch, so such a dependency would be safe.
Now that there is a package available to test with, I would like to
file bugs for the affected packages suggesting this change. I suggest
an RC severity since it would be nice to have the name change in
squeeze. I am therefore Cc-ing the release team for their input.
A list of affected packages follows. Thoughts welcome.
- Jonathan
Andrea Corradi <lash@unstable.it>
giggle --- Depends, Build-Depends: git-core (>= 1.5.6.3)
Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-team@lists.alioth.debian.org>
python-git (U) --- Depends: git-core (>= 1.5.3.7)
Yann Dirson <dirson@debian.org>
stgit --- Depends: git-core (>= 1:1.5.3)
Vincent Fourmond <fourmond@debian.org>
gitstats --- Depends: git-core (>= 1:1.5.2.4)
Guido Günther <agx@sigxcpu.org>
git-buildpackage --- Depends: git-core (>= 1:1.5.0.1-1)
Wartan Hachaturow <wart@debian.org>
qgit --- Depends: git-core (>= 1.3.0)
Sebastian Harl <tokkee@debian.org>
tig --- Depends: git-core (>= 1.5.4)
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
etckeeper --- Depends: git-core (>= 1:1.5.4)
ikiwiki --- Recommends: git-core (>= 1:1.5.0)
Julien Lavergne <julien.lavergne@gmail.com>
moap --- Suggests: git-core (>= 1:1.6.0)
Marc-Andre Lureau <marcandre.lureau@gmail.com>
moap (U) --- Suggests: git-core (>= 1:1.6.0)
Python Applications Packaging Team <python-apps-team@lists.alioth.debian.org>
moap (U) --- Suggests: git-core (>= 1:1.6.0)
Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org>
ikiwiki (U) --- Recommends: git-core (>= 1:1.5.0)
Iulian Udrea <iulian@ubuntu.com>
guilt --- Depends: git-core (>= 1.4)
Daniel Watkins <daniel@daniel-watkins.co.uk>
python-git --- Depends: git-core (>= 1.5.3.7)
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