Bug#650601: transition: libpng 1.5
On Sun, 27 Dec 2015 14:25:29 +0100 Pedretti Fabio <pedretti.fabio@gmail
.com> wrote:
> Hi, I could provide a fast server (16+ xeon cores, 32gb+ ram)
accessible
> via ssh for test rebuild. If it can be useful let me know.
> Il 27/dic/2015 14:08, "Tobias Frost" <tobi@debian.org> ha scritto:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Now the stats read:
> > Built: 417
> > Failed: 112
> > OK: 304
> >
> > To get forward, I drafted some MBF announcement on the Titanpad.
Would
> > be cool if some can check it and maybe improve it (writing is not
my
> > strength)
> >
> > https://titanpad.com/libpng16-transistion
> >
> > In the draft propose the following plan:
> >
> > 0. Assess situation (rebuld) -- done
> > 1. MBF announcement
> > 2. File bugs
> > for packages failing to build or needing updates in the B-Ds
> > 2. Upload
> > libpng1.6 to unstable, providing libpng-dev (after "GO" from the
> > release team)
> > 2a Upload libpng1.2 without providing libpng-dev to
> > unstable
> > 3. Raise severity to RC
> > 4. Prepare patches and NMU them
> > 5. binNMU
> > 6. fix remaining issues to finish transition
> > 7. Remove libpng12 from
> > unstable
> >
> > I'd go to upload 16 package with providing libpng-dev from day 1.
and
> > then in a second step (as it needs to pass NEW) provide libpng-dev
as
> > real package to allow versioned depends later. This second-step
package
> > can be cleared via experimental.
> >
> > Nobuhiro, what do you think? As said, now I'd have time
> > Emilio/Release-Team: The plan sounds OK with you?
> >
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> >
Thanks for the offer!
Currently not needed, but in case we'll do another rebuild I willl
contact you!
Tobi
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