Re: Bug#596899: Please unblock ia32-libs/20101012

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

Thijs Kinkhorst <thijs@debian.org> writes:

> On Tuesday 07 December 2010 18:01:05 Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> Uploading ia32-libs-core_20101207_source to mentors. Sponsors
>> welcome.
>
> I have uploaded this now. I think this needs unblocking so that ia32-libs can 
> also migrate.
>
> I've also sponsored ia32-libs-gtk/20101125 which could also need an unblock.
>
> My interest in this is from a security team standpoint where if we want to be 
> able to support these packages in an at least somewhat acceptable way, we need 
> them to be as up to date w.r.t. the contained packages as possible at time of 
> release, so that if we need to make an update later we will not drag in 
> updates for half of the libraries aswell.
>
> Ideally ia32-libs* contain the same versions of the libraries that are also 
> released as normal packages. If we update ia32-libs* now that we're in a deep 
> freeze we can at least get reasonably close. Depending on how long the freeze 
> still lasts and what updates are let in, it may be desirable to make another 
> upload later that updates the contained packages. And/or we ship a "catch up" 
> update in the first point release.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Thijs

Thanks.

On the note of ia32-libs-gtk. It seems that was rejected by an
overzelous lintian check. It doesn't depend on libc (no kidding :).
I will have to check that and add lintian overrides to it or get lintian
fixed.

MfG
        Goswin