Re: gnome-randr-applet and Xfree86 4.3.0 ...
On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 08:02:12PM +1000, Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 11:32:24AM +0200, Sven Luther scrawled:
> > 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 ?
>
> Package it in an external repository for the time being, and release it
> out to sid when 4.3.0 hits sid; there's really no other way to do it.
Why not just upload it to sid (it is already in the NEW queue btw), it
will not be installable for people not using 4.3.0 so it will not break
anything for anyone. How do i make it visible that i have packaged it if
nobody can see it ? Should i make a wnpp ITP bugreport and give the link
to the repository in it ?
> Ralf Nolden has done a woody backport of my packages, but IIRC sarge is
> glibc 2.3 now, so the sid packages will probably work.
I don't care about woody. I just want the package to be available for
whoever can use it, if someone wants to make a woody backport, fine for
him.
That said, i am a bit worried about XFree86 4.3.0 and sarge, 4.2.1 is
not yet ready for sarge, and if a release/freeze for around july is
planned, this let's little time to fully test 4.3.0, which seems to be
already somewhat obsolet by now, if you consider all the flaming in
upstreams xfree86-forum mailing list.
BTW, when i first login into X, and open an xterm, and try to type into
it, i get some garbage characters (either just a c, or a succession of
cs). Is this a known bug or something ?
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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