Bug#668780: pu: package nvidia-graphics-drivers/195.36.31-6squeeze1

["Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>]

On Thu, 2012-04-19 at 11:00 +0200, Andreas Beckmann wrote:
> On 2012-04-14 13:59, Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> > Thanks for working on fixing this in stable.  fwiw, "-6+squeeze1" is
> > more conventional, although it's unlikely to make a difference in this
> > case.  Please feel free to go ahead with the upload.
> 
> I'm not exactly sure whether the nvidia-graphics-modules packages in
> squeeze would work with "-6+squeeze1", but it does work with "-6squeeze1".

I didn't immediately spot a reason why it shouldn't, but you know the
package better, so okay.

> I'm hesitating with an upload because Nvidia recommends not to use the
> patch for a lot of older GPUs due to regressions:
> 
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=178460

Yay. :-/

> PS: will I be able to do the upload myself or does it need to be
> sponsored? I'm DM and have DMUA in the packages in sid, but there are a
> few transitional packages in squeeze that are no longer built.

I think it works, as long as the latest unstable/experimental upload has
the flag set.  There's one way to find out for sure... ;-)

Regards,

Adam