Bug#760440: transition: cfitsio
On Thu, Sep 04, 2014 at 07:52:50AM +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: transition
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to do a transition for the CFITSIO library. Upstream
> finally decided to support shared libraries and to ensure the soname
> will change if the ABI changes. This will makes the maintenance in
> Debian more easy and will avoid Debian specific changes to keep the ABI
> stable.
>
> I have uploaded a package with the new library to experimental 1.5
> months ago, and my plan was to fill the transition bug once the package
> reaches experimental. Unfortunately the package still sits into NEW
> despite a ping a few days ago. I am therefore filling this bug before
> the deadline in the hope we can still do this transition for Jessie.
The package just went out of NEW and is now in experimental. I have an
unstable version ready to be uploaded, when it's possible to start the
transition.
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