[Mageia-dev] Missing packages in Mageia 1. How to backport?

Thu Jun 9 14:17:43 CEST 2011

09.06.2011 15:13, Dexter Morgan kirjutas:
+> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Colin Guthrie<mageia at colin.guthr.ie>  wrote:
+>> 'Twas brillig, and Christiaan Welvaart at 09/06/11 10:40 did gyre and
+>> gimble:
+>>> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011, Maarten Vanraes wrote:
+>>>
+>>>> otoh, perhaps a missing package is also a bugfix... maybe we could
+>>>> file bug
+>>>> reports for missing packages and go through the updates route...
+>>> Filing bug reports is not a bad idea, even if the new package will go to
+>>> backports. Just explain a little why it is important (to fix this in a
+>>> stable release).
+>>>
+>>> We probably need a new "version" in bugzilla because mga1+backports is
+>>> basically a new distro. A bug in backports shouldn't be filed against
+>>> "1" IMHO.
+>> As I said in my original mail I really don't think backports is the
+>> right approach.
+>>
+>> I'd prefer to have a 3rd party repo than abuse backports to get the
+>> missing packages.
+>>
+>> I think updates would be the right place.
+> Please no 3rd repo :)
+> But i agree with you for updates for "new" packages ( no "new" versions ;) )
+Indeed it's not good idea to suggest backports for novice users. +1 for updates repo if the 
+new package is just new thing and nothing is going to depend on it or will suggest it before 
+new Mageia release.
+
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+Sander
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