* Joseph Carter (knghtbrd@bluecherry.net) wrote: > On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 04:01:45PM -0400, Eric Dorland wrote: > > > This is probably a silly question, but somebody has to ask it: > > > Is really 1.5 needed, are there (more than a couple) packages that > > > work with 1.5 but don't with 1.6? > > > > It's not a silly question at all. My impression is that 1.5 and 1.6 > > are basically compatible, and are certainly more compatible then 1.4 > > and 1.5. The reason we *might* want to keep 1.5 around is that it > > still works with autoconf 2.13, whereas 1.6 needs autoconf 2.52 or > > greater. > > Nuke 1.5, fix the packages to work with both autoconf 2.50 and automake > 1.6. Call it good. > I agree that within debian it would desirable to do that, but some users might be peeved they can't use automake 1.5 anymore... -- Eric Dorland <dorland@lords.com> ICQ: #61138586, Jabber: hooty@jabber.com 1024D/16D970C6 097C 4861 9934 27A0 8E1C 2B0A 61E9 8ECF 16D9 70C6 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s++: a-- C+++ UL+++ P++ L++ E++ W++ N+ o K- w+ O? M++ V-- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t++ 5++ X+ R tv++ b+++ DI+ D+ G e h! r- y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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