Re: Getting the right version of krb5 into lenny

[Luk Claes <luk@debian.org>]

Sam Hartman wrote:
> 
> Hi.  krb5 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-2 is currently in unstable and is on its
> way towards migrating into testing.  If I understand the freeze timing
> correctly, it should make it before the library freeze.  I think
> that's good: it includes a number of useful fixes that Debian users
> have been complaining about.  Upstream says that while it is a beta,
> it's strictly better than 1.6.3.  I agree with them.
> 
> However since uploading 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-2 I've found a fix to the
> only important bug against the package.  If I make another low-urgency
> upload to unstable, I think I risk missing the freeze.  I think
> getting this fix in to lenny would be nice but if I had to choose
> between what is in unstable now and what is in testing now, I'd choose
> unstable.
> 
> What should I do?  Accept that the change won't make it into lenny?
> Make an urgency medium/high upload (which one?) to unstable?  Make an
> urgency low upload and ask for a freeze exception (when? now or after the current unstable migrates)?

Please upload with low urgency.

Cheers

Luk