Re: Updating the fis-gtm package to V6.1-000
Hi Andreas,
On Sep 21, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> wrote:
> Hi Amul,
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 09:25:03AM -0400, Amul Shah wrote:
>>> I do not see why it should be a goal to avoid postinst/prerm scripts. I
>>> personally have not dealt with similar problems but if I would need to I
>>> would have a look how openjdk, python or gcc are solving this issue. In
>>> any case you can always consult debian-mentors@lists.debian.org if you
>>> might face problems to apply the technique used in these packages for
>>> fis-gtm.
>> [amul:8] Since V6.2-000 was just release, I'm skipping this feature for the V6.1-000 package.
>
> Sounds very reasonable.
>
>>> Multiarch is the way to go.
>> [amul:8] I implemented this option. I was surprised by how little work was actually required.
>
> :-)
> The tools are quite nifty.
>
>> [amul:8] Could you look over my work when you have some time.
>> Everything works as I think it should, which means the work is only
>> as good as I think. ;) I think that we are ready to upload V6.1-000.
>
> I uploaded after fixing some lintian overrides. Thanks for your work on
> this package.
[amul:9] Thanks for the fixes. I’ll read through to understand what I missed.
>
>> [amul:8] I hope to get the V6.2-000 packing done by the end of the
>> month. I know this will result in overlapping packages, but I would
>> very much like to have the work for V6.1-000 result in a package.
>
> I think it would be great to have V6.2-000 in the next 2-3
[amul:9] You should see the thread with V6.2-000 in the subject shortly.
thanks,
Amul
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