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

Thu Jun 9 18:43:28 CEST 2011

On 9 June 2011 14:17, Sander Lepik <sander.lepik at eesti.ee> wrote:
+> 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.
+>
+> --
+> Sander
+>
+>
+
+I think some novice users want the latest version of foo yesterday, so
+they do enable backports anyway.
+
+-- 
+Ahmad Samir
+