Re: Ruby 1.9.1 package release plan [ SUMMARY ]
On 23/07/09 at 10:55 +0900, Yasuhiro Araki wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > Also, note that the transition from 1.9.0 to 1.9.1 is relatively easy,
> > since most packages aren't available for 1.9.0 yet. But the 1.9.1->1.9.2
> > transition is likely to be even more painful.
>
> Disagree.
> 1.9.1 -> 1.9.2 transition is easier than 1.9.0->1.9.1.
> Because ruby1.9.2 is binary compatible of 1.9.1.
Is it 100% sure that 1.9.2 will be binary-compatible with 1.9.1?
Anyway, take the 1.9.2->1.9.3 transition if you prefer.
> > Another problem is that by automatically upgrading to 1.9.1, you will
> > break stuff on the user's machine. Manually installed libs and gems that
> > were installed with 1.9.0 will no longer work with 1.9.1. That's why I
> > think that the switch to 1.9.1 must be made consciously by the user.
>
> I propose to add some "alert information" at apt-get install.
Adding a layer of debconf warnings is not a nice Debian way to solve
that.
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