Re: ∀lib: Debian(lib) >= Platform(lib)
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 12:16:19AM +0200, Joachim Breitner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Am Sonntag, den 16.08.2009, 19:36 +0100 schrieb Ganesh Sittampalam:
> > > Libraries that are newer in Debian will stay so, so we won?t be able to
> > > support the platform fully. Now we have these options:
> >
> > What is the long-term plan for this issue - will new instances of it be
> > allowed to arise, or will Debian allow the platform to catch up and then
> > not jump ahead again?
>
> I’m not sure if there is a consensus yet, so far not many developers
> have commented on the issue.
>
> Personally, I’m happy to give the platform the chance to catch up, but
> I’d always reserve Debian the right to jump when required for good
> reasons (e.g. new version of library needed by newer version of a
> program that we want, or bug in the libraries).
Is there a reason that two versions of some libraries can't be
present in the archive - one to match the platform, and one that
is ahead of that?
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