Bug#796744: jessie-pu: package owncloud-client/1.7.0~beta1+really1.6.4+dfsg-1
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 22:26:34 +0200, Sandro Knauß wrote:
> the version 1.6.4+dfsg-1 of owncloud client can't interact with owncloud
> server > 8.1 [#791721]. This versionnumber 1.7.0~beta1+really1.6.4+dfsg-1
> is created by acident. It is simply the upstream version 1.6.4. The
> prefix is only needed, becuase one time 1.7.0~beta1 was push to unstable
> instead of experimental.
>
> The problem is so far that upstream server checks the version of the client
> and disallows the connection with an older client (< 1.7). Upstream says,
> that they do it, because the older client is very unstable und not
> reliable. It is so far possible to disable this feature on the server.
>
> As far as I see different solutions to improve:
> * Either we say, okay client+server from stable works together and do
> nothing.
>
> * Mention the needed change in the stable package.
> * Ship a new version via stable
> * Ship a version in backports, you only need the client when a new
> server is used.
>
> I think the best UX would be shipping the new client to stable, but I
> want to hear yout opition about this issue.
>
> So far as I looked at the code it is very hard to extract a subset to
> cherrypick, there were overall improvments were made.
>
> I didn't prepare anything for the request so far, because I want to
> wait, till I know what possibilities you see. For sure we have to rebuild
> owncloud-client another time with qt4 for stable. Because qt5 shipped in
> stable is not current enough.
>
> As diff of the upstream:
>
> git clone git://anonscm.debian.org/pkg-owncloud/owncloud-client.git
> cd owncloud-client
> git diff upstream/1.6.4+dfsg..upstream/1.7.1+dfsg --stat csync src
> 188 files changed, 8362 insertions(+), 5347 deletions(-)
>
> Please feel to ask anything, if you missing informations.
>
Hi,
sorry for the lack of reply for so long. I don't think we're going to
want to update stable to a new upstream version, jessie-backports is
probably the way to go here.
Cheers,
Julien
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