gnome-randr-applet and Xfree86 4.3.0 ...

[Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

Hello, ...

I have packaged GRandrApplet (renamed gnome-randr-applet) which is an
applet for changing the resolution using the randr extension.

Now, this will work (and build) only with the 4.3.0 version of X, as the
randr is not supported in earlier versions.

So i have added a build-dependency on xlibs-dev (>> 4.3.0), and added a
shlibs override to make the dependency of libXrandr be xlibs (>> 4.3.0).

So, what am i to do with this package ? If i upload it, it will not be
installeable with the current debian unstable, but will work with
daniel stone's X packages. It will also fail to build for all the
autobuilders, as there is no 4.3.0 package.

That said, it will still be of value for all debian's users which uses
daniel stone's 4.3.0 package, or maybe even for those who run self built
4.3.0 packages (altough they would need to override the dependencies),
and i think there is value of having it in the archive (be it only so
other people don't repackage it and such). And anyway, this package will
not enter testing until XFree86 4.3.0 does.

Also, i think there is plan for packaging 4.3.0 for sarge, isn't it ? Or
will the time to the sarge release be to short for that ?

Friendly,

Sven Luther