Re: GCC 4.0 as the default GCC / C++ ABI change

[Matthias Klose <doko@cs.tu-berlin.de>]

NMU's for all C++ libraries, not depending on any other C++ library
are now allowed.

  Matthias

Matthias Klose writes:
> For the time until all C++ libraries are converted, we use the 
> following NMU policy for uploads related to the C++ ABI change:
> 
> - - 0-day NMU's allowed for all C++ library packages, which are uploaded
>   after the g++ default change, and are completely ignoring the C++
>   ABI change.
> 
> - - 2-day NMU's allowed for all C++ library packages, which are uploaded
>   after the g++ default change, with serious bugs in the packaging
>   (i.e. wrong package name in shlibs file, missing conflicts/replaces,
>   library package without a library, etc).
> 
> - - 5-day NMU for all C++ library packages, which can be converted, but
>   are left alone.