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Re: DO NOT REMOVE the lib packages after updates



Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> writes:

> On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 06:12:35AM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>
>> Would you advocate uploading libraries with new soname to experimental
>> and getting all reverse depends build against it (also in
>> experimental) so that a transition can then be pushed through within
>> days?
>
> I'm not sure.  What is the advantage over doing the same thing with
> s/unstable/testing/ and s/experimental/unstable/ ?

Breaking unstable for possibly weaks and preventing any new packages
(that depend on the lib) from entering sarge.

MfG
        Goswin



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