Bug#673538: libobjc3 -> libobjc4 transition
On Tue, 2012-07-03 at 00:44 +0300, Yavor Doganov wrote:
> At Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:02:17 +0100,
> Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> > On Fri, 2012-06-29 at 21:20 +0300, Yavor Doganov wrote:
> > > Uploading gnustep-base/1.22.1 with the libobjc4 patch will allow
> > > the package to be built with gcc-4.7 on x86 archs, and with
> > > gcc-4.6 on the other (where 4.6 is still the default). [...] The
> > > patch is ABI compatible, so no recompilation should be necessary;
> > > I can confirm this after my runtime tests.
> >
> > That would presumably be one or both of the patches from
> > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=667868#12 ?
>
> Yes, both of them.
Thanks for the confirmation.
> > If we postponed the main transition(s) until wheezy+1, would the
> > gnustep-base upload be the only thing required for wheezy?
>
> Yes, it would be the only thing needed if we talk about the core
> GNUstep packages (-make, -base, -gui, -back).
Okay. It's really too late to be starting the transitions now I'm afraid;
apologies for our part in the timing delay.
Please go ahead with a -base upload including the patches mentioned
above.
Regards,
Adam
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