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For instance, +/>/> rebuilding all packages linked against a given library after updating +/>/> this last one to a new version... +/ +*>Sander Lepik* replied/Fri Sep 16 12:53:05/ +*> +*>Well, if you don't need those other packages then you just skip +><i>rebuilding them to see if anyone needs them. If not then we don't have a +</I>><i>problem, they will be dropped :/ If anyone sees that this breaks some +</I>><i>functionality in his/her packages then (s)he needs to rebuild them and +</I>><i>will become maintainer. +</I> + +*>Michael Scherer* /Fri Sep 16 15:39:00/ + +><i>Someone upgrading a package either : +</I>><i>- is interested in it for the package ( and thus would be a maintainer ) +</I>><i>- is interested into having it upgraded for using on another package +</I>><i>( and thus, as a user of the rpm for another rpm, has a interest to not +</I>><i>make it disappear ). +</I> + +Hey men what consequences will you expect !!! + +If you need an example : + +Funda Wang has done a huge work (not yet finished) to upgrade libpng in Mageia. +He rebuilt at least hundred source packages to be coherent (and closed bug reports +of people crying about some programs segfaulting since libpng was upgraded) +While doing this, he upgraded several packages for which updated sources exist... +While doing this he could resolve several other bugs (giving quick answers to +personal messages I sent to him...) +If you mean he must be the maintainer of the whole lot, he never will do such a work +(Perhaps may I not to speak for him...) + +Just have a look in mandriva cooker mailing list to see what kind of problem occurs with +new libpng .... (they seem overwhelmed by 500 rpms to rebuild...) + +No, indeed ! upgrading a package doesn't mean you're interested in (some people are interested +in a package but not able to... thanks to the ones replying to their needs) + +No, beeing interested into having a package upgraded for using on another package +( and thus, as a user of the rpm for another rpm, has a interest to not +make it disappear ) doesn't mean you let others do what they need to use their packages +depending on the one you modified... + + +I use hugin : I'm not able to submit a new version of it +I'm not able to submit a new version of libpng (used by hugin) +I'm not able to rebuild hugin with the new libpng +(quite not true : I did it for my own use some time ago, but I may not propose my work to a whole +community, ) +If ever I was able to upgrade libpng and rebuilt hugin, I wouldn't let people assume +the consequences of my upgrading libpng ... + +I thank people doing the job (even if they are not the maintainer) + I'm perhaps a little more optimist, thinking that volunteers will catch the bugs even if they +are not the official maintainer. +But I'm afraid that declaring that a bug catcher becomes a package maintainer will prevent anyone to get so +engaged... and let the number of bugs increase ! + +My two drachmas + + + + +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008145.html">[Mageia-dev] Package request - Bump BZFlag to 2.4 +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008210.html">[Mageia-dev] MANDATORY READ : 7 days before misc unleashes CERBERUS! +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8147">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8147">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8147">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8147">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |