Re: gtkhtml soname change

[Thomas Bushnell BSG <tb@becket.net>]

Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:

> > I don't know the details.  I didn't call for it; it's gtkhtml that
> > did.  Since there are only two packages using the library, and it's a
> > crufty old gnome-1 thing anyway, I wouldn't mind punting the upload I
> > did and uploading under the old name, even though that would be
> > technically wrong and might break users who actually have linked
> > against it.  I find it extremely unlikely that this would actually
> > happen, but rather than run the risk, I followed the rules.
> 
> Er, if the library's soname changed, then uploading the package under the
> existing name is a non-starter -- libgtkhtml20 shipped with stable, so this
> would unacceptably break partial upgrades from woody.

Agreed.  As I said, I followed the rules.  The new binary package has
a new name, which is why it's in NEW at the moment.

> > 1) First, gnucash gets built.  
> > 2) Second, gnucash, grisbi, and libofx migrate into testing.  This
> >    would be a releasable state.
> > 3) Then I build gnucash against the new gtkhtml. 
>
> Since arm is single-handedly blocking a large number of RC bugfixes at this
> point, I've begun pushing in relevant packages that are only waiting on arm.
> The fixed gnucash package should go in tomorrow or the next day (depending
> on whether I got the hint syntax right on the first try).

Ok, that's fine with me, thanks.  gnucash needs to go in with grisbi
and libofx, IIRC.  

(3) can't happen until the new gtkhtml gets approved by the
ftpmasters.

Thomas