Re: why did the ocaml package not enter woody ?
On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 11:06:43AM +0100, Henning Niss wrote:
> Robert Bihlmeyer <robbe@orcus.priv.at> writes:
>
> > So I'm reduced to guessing: there seem to be a number of packages that
> > depend on an exact version of ocaml (i.e. >= x.y, < x.y+1). This means
> > that the bulk of this packages have to enter testing all at once --
> > otherwise, the not simultanously-upgraded packages would get
> > uninstallable.
> >
> > If one of these packages cannot enter testing for any reason, the
> > whole pack is held up.
>
> Indeed it seems that lablgtk which depends on an exact version of
> ocaml (at least on some architectures) may be the culprit. From
> update_excuses.html:
>
> * lablgtk (- to 1.2.1-3)
> + Maintainer: Sven Luther
> + 30 days old (needed 10 days)
> ...
> + lablgtk (source, alpha, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, m68k, mips,
> mipsel, powerpc, s390, sparc) is buggy! (1 > 0)
> + Not considered
> + Depends: lablgtk ocaml
> + Depends: lablgtk lablgl
>
> Might this be the reason?
Well, i don't think so, since lablgtk depends on ocaml and lablg, and not the
other sense around, and because, anyway, lablgtk is not in woody yet, and will
not be unless ocaml and lablg enters woody.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
>
> Henning
>
>
>
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