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Re: Permission to upload libxslt 1.1.19



On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 08:40:02AM +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:

> I'd like to upload a new upstream version of libxslt, which is only a
> bugfix released:

> Upstream changelog reads as follows:
>  - entities within attributes (William Brack)
>  - Python detection problem (Joseph Sacco)
>  - in-scope namespace bug (Mike Hommey)
>  - Result value tree caching bug (William Brack)

> All of which, except the python detection problem, have already been
> applied to 1.1.18-2 and -3... which means there won't be an shlib bump.
> I think it's better to have 1.1.19 in etch than an 1.1.19-looking
> 1.1.18 for user understanding.

I don't think cosmetics are a particularly compelling reason for an update
of a core lib this close to release, especially when the update is /not/
wholly cosmetic.  What is the "python detection" fix that's included here?

Thanks,
-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
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