Bug#896667: transition: r-base-3.5
Control: tags -1 confirmed
On 23/04/18 13:57, Sébastien Villemot wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: transition
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-r@lists.debian.org
>
> Dear Release Team,
>
> Please schedule a transition for R 3.5, which has just been uploaded to
> experimental.
>
> Due to changes in R internals, all R extension packages must be recompiled,
> that is 573 packages (of which 260 are arch:all, and will therefore need
> sourceful uploads).
>
> The transition will be managed jointly by Dirk Eddelbuettel and the Debian R
> Packages Team¹ (which ideally should be kept in CC of replies).
>
> We have not tried to recompile the 500+ packages, but we don’t expect any major
> issue. And should some arise, we stand ready to fix them.
Go ahead with the transition.
Cheers,
Emilio
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