Bug#768526: unblock: scim/1.4.15-3

[Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw@debian.org>]

Control: tag -1 - moreinfo + confirmed

On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 07:10:09PM +0800, Rolf Leggewie wrote:
> On 08.11.2014 17:35, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote:
> > Control: tag -1 moreinfo
> > 
> > On Sat, Nov 08, 2014 at 12:21:14PM +0800, Rolf Leggewie wrote:
> >> I would like to apply the following patches to scim in unstable and have
> >> them migrate to testing/jessie. Please let me know if you will allow a
> >> freeze exception for all or at least some of them.  The scim package in
> >> unstable is currently the same as in testing. Patch 3 is the one I amm
> >> most keen on pushing into jessie.  I have yet to upload after getting
> >> clearance or rejection for a freeze exception for these patches
> > 
> > Definitely not the first two. What's the problem that patch 3 fixes?
> 
> Thank you for the clear answer.
> 
> Patch 3 is addressing what is discussed in #71621, that
> "update-alternative --remove" should not be called on upgrade or
> deconfigure.  There's potential data loss of user-configured data if it
> is done nonetheless.

Please upload a fix for that only, and ping this bug when it's installed.

Thanks,

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Jonathan Wiltshire                                      jmw@debian.org
Debian Developer                         http://people.debian.org/~jmw

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