Re: libntl (was Re: Debian singular packages team)

[Lifeng Sun <lifongsun@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On 22:10 Sat 08/06/11 Aug     , Bernhard R. Link wrote:
> As libntl (at least the Debian version) has a dynamic version added
> manually (though the patch looks a bit like it comes from SAGE) and
> has a very specific soname (including all three digits of the version),
> and some reverse dependencies (not yet even looked at the reverse
> build dependencies) it might make sense to start with a new source package
> for newer versions of libntl with it's own -dev package name and
> gradually use the new one until the old is no longer needed.
> 
> Anyone else that is interested in this library or perhaps some other
> software depending in it?

I would be happy to take Tim Abbott's outdated SAGE-related packages            
if no one maintains them.


Regards,
Lifeng

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