Package: release.debian.org Owner: pkg-xfce-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org Usertags: transition On mer., 2011-03-23 at 15:51 +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: > On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 18:26 +0100, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote: > > Hey RT, > > > > now that all the Xfce 4.8 bits have been accepted to experimental, we'd > > like to upload to unstable. As it's a new major upstream release, > > there's quite some dependencies involved, so I guess you're not against > > having a little summary so we can coordinate that upload in order to not > > break any ongoing transition. > > > > Here's a summary: > > > > * libxfce4util stays the same but adds symbols files > > * libxfcegui4 is deprecated, replaced by libxfce4ui, but a libxfcegui4 > > stays for a while for packages not yet ported. A “private” library > > previously shipped in libxfcegui4 is now shipped by libxfce4ui > > (libxfcekbdprivate), the glade files are shipped in libxfce4ui as well. > > Breaks/Replaces have been set accordingly > > * libxfc4menu is gone, replaced by garcon > > * exo bumps soname from 0.3 to 1 and now ships a symbol file > > * thunar has been ported to gio/gvfs and thus the thunar-vfs layer has > > been dropped (but is still provided for compatibility as a new source > > package). A symbol file is provided in Thunar > > * xfce4-panel has seen a huge rewrite and the ABI has changed, meaning > > all plugins need to be rebuilt against the 4.8 panel (all panel plugins > > right now have a dependency on xfce4-panel (<< 4.7), after the rebuild > > they'll pick the right xfce4-panel dependency. Some binNMUs might need > > to be scheduled but we mostly have source uploads anyway. > > * xfconf adds a symbol file > > > > and I think that's all for the lib-related stuff. There are 24 source > > packages for the core and a bit more than 40 for panel plugins and > > goodies. > > > > What do you need from us (info, schedule etc.) and how can we > > synchronize with you so we don't make you hate us? Right now we'll wait > > for an ack anyway but as we have quite some people asking us about 4.8 > > in unstable, the sooner will be the better for us :) > > > Hey, > > this is a friendly ping about 4.8 upload (I know you're quite busy, as > usual). > It seems that I missed the fact that opening a tracking bug was the way to go, so here we are (still keeping the whole citation for the bug). Regards, -- Yves-Alexis
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