Hi!
I would like to propose a new release goal: the removal of the outdated
wxwindows2.4 library. Upstream as already released the 2.8 versions
which makes 2.4 unsupported. WxWindows 2.4 also depends on GTK+ 1.2
which is outdated as well.
It sounds like a realistic goal to migrate affected packages to at least
WxWidgets 2.6 before Lenny is released.
On Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 01:19:41AM +0200, Andreas Barth wrote:
> * Each release goal must be associated with one or two single developer(s)
> who should be able to give a status overview when the release team needs
> that information.
I am willing to coordinate this effort. An overview of the situation
can be found on Debian wiki:
http://wiki.debian.org/GetRidOfWxWindows2%2e4
> * The (approximate) number of issues to be fixed needs to be identified
> (and most of them should be ready to filed as bugs).
12 source packages currently needs one of the binary packages built from
wxwindows2.4.
> * There needs to be a long-term strategy to fix all filed bugs. If
> possible, all bugs should be filed with a patch or some instructions
> how to solve the problem.
Some packages already works with a newer version of the library.
Some will need to be patched to work with the new API. Coordination
with upstream or removal of obsolete packages will be needed.
> * There needs to be a long-term strategy that prevents new occurences of
> this issue.
Removal of wxwindows2.4 from the archive should prevent any new packages
from depending on it.
Cheers,
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Jérémy Bobbio .''`.
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