Re: Pending transitions
Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> writes:
> * Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> [2008-08-26 23:57]:
>> > Yes, parted can go however 1.7 binaries cannot be removed from lenny
>> > until we do RC1 release.
>>
>> What are these 1.7 binaries you refer to? AFAICS, parted has been at
>> version 1.8.8.git.2008.03.24-8 in testing since August 8, and there are no
>> parted 1.7 binaries (udebs or otherwise) in testing.
>
> libparted1.7-udeb is in testing, see
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=494532 what happened
> when it was accidentally removed.
>
>> Also, would it really be a "release candidate" if it were missing a major
>> new upstream version of parted like this...?
>
> I understood Otavio to mean that libparted1.7-udeb needs to remain in
> testing until we start the preparations for rc1 (because the last beta
> will break when libparted1.7-udeb is removed), but rc1 will of course
> have the new parted. At least this is my understanding.
Yes Martin, you got it right. Steve, sorry by not being clear on that.
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