Bug#890204: transition: ppp
Control: tags -1 confirmed
On 11/02/18 22:04, Chris Boot wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: transition
>
> Hi release team folks,
>
> I have just uploaded a new version of ppp to experimental. That upload
> requires packages that build pppd plugins to be rebuilt due to a change
> in the pppd ABI. I would like to upload that package to sid as soon as
> feasible.
>
> This is the first opportunity we've had to try my new plugin ABI
> tracking technique. I've given the ben file below a try myself and I
> think it does the right thing, but I would appreciate any comments you
> might have about it.
>
> I have manually rebuilt all affected packages and all build fine so
> binNMUs should be the only thing required for all of them.
>
> Note that connman seems to be a package to newly depend on ppp-dev and
> builds a pppd plugin but it doesn't use my dh_ppp helper. I will be
> filing a bug against that package (including a patch) shortly. Even
> without said patch a binNMU is sufficient (and required) for binary
> compatibility with the new ppp upload.
Please go ahead.
Emilio
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