Re: Question about skim.
On Sun, Nov 13, 2005 at 12:28:54PM +0100, sebastien marbrier wrote:
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Several weeks ago, you told me how to create a backport for scim 1.4.1.
> I've build it lately, and I have to test it, if I am satisfied I would
> like to share it. Do you mind if I upload it to www.backports.org ?
If you mean the backported scim 1.4.1-1 packages for sarge, I would
suggest you consider the C++ ABI issue. The package 1.4.1-1 in sid
builds binary package libscim8, which uses the GCC 4.0 new ABI. If you
backport it to sarge, the right thing to do is to build a library
package of different name, and have it conflict with libscim8. If you
don't take care of the C++ ABI issue, I think there may be many strange
and hard-to-dectect error happening when users mix scim packages built
in different environments.
But as www.backports.org is not an official part of Debian, it's up to
you and the admins for www.backports.org. As long as you change the
package version to some distinguishable unofficial version, and specify
your change in debian/changelog, I don't mind your uploading or
distributing them at all.
> By the way, I need to have a gpg key in the official Debian keyring
> in order to have my backport uploaded, does it mean I have to apply as
> an official maintainer or I just need to have a kind debian member to
> sign it ? I couldn't find a clear answer in the documentation, can
> you bring some lights please ?
As I don't upload to www.backports.org at all, I have no idea. You'll
have to ask the admins there.
Ming
2005.11.13
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