Re: Bug#613848: Transition to OCaml 3.12.0...
On 18-02-2011, Stéphane Glondu <glondu@debian.org> wrote:
> Le 10/02/2011 10:12, Sylvain Le Gall a écrit :
>> I also have a pair of packages to update (sexplib, type-conv, bin-prot,
>> ounit). Since some of them will break the distribution and should
>> trigger the need to binNMU some other packages, I am not sure how to
>> proceed: 1) upload new version during the transition, 2) do it before
>> and ask for binNMU or 3) do it before and don't ask for binNMU
>
> I've just realized that the last upstream release of type-conv and
> sexplib310 don't compile with ocaml 3.11.2. So for these two, we have no
> choice, we have to do 1).
>
> I've updated sexplib310 packaging in git, and upstream changes look
> pretty invasive (we are several versions behind). Work has to be done to
> make sure all rdeps build, and I'd rather stick to the version currently
> in unstable if this work is not done before we start the OCaml transition.
>
> The latest upstream of type-conv seems to be already packaged in git.
> Sylvain, what are your feeling about updating it during OCaml
> transition? If you are unsure, I've got a patch to make the version
> currently in unstable compile with OCaml 3.12.
I am ok for an upload during 3.12 transition of sexplib/type-conv, rdeps
are not that big. It will only delay janest-core AFAIK.
>
> ounit is already in experimental and seems ready to be part of #613848
> (but I'd like to have confirmation).
I can upload it to unstable, it is in a good shape.
Cheers,
Sylvain Le Gall
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