Please unblock libxml2 2.6.32.dfsg-3 [Was: Please binNMU librsvg]
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:21:52AM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 10:13:07AM +0200, Mike Hommey wrote:
>
> > Please binNMU librsvg against libxml2 2.6.32.dfsg-2+lenny1, due to bug
> > #496125.
>
> Can you elaborate on why a binNMU is appropriate here, please? If this is
> ABI breakage in libxml2, that's a serious bug that should be fixed in that
> package, not papered over with binNMUs.
>
> And anyway, no, libxml2 2.6.32.dfsg-2+lenny1 isn't in testing (or
> testing-proposed-updates), so binNMUs into testing are not exactly possible
> at present.
I just uploaded libxml2 2.6.32.dfsg-3 containing the fix that doesn't
break ABI. Please make it transition to testing asap.
Cheers,
Mike
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