Re: Switch to perl-5.005_02 ?
Le Mon, Oct 05, 1998 at 01:57:46AM -0400, Adam P. Harris écrivait:
> C'mon, let's be realistic. Introducing a new perl right now would
> basically blow a 1998 stable slink out of the picture (as would PAM,
> of course), IMHO. It's not just a question of re-uploading 35
> packages, but also of testing, and tracking down interactions. Maybe
> I'm too pessimistic, but it seems like a big problem to me.
Yes, You're too pessimistic :), what problems of testing and interactions do
you mean ? As far as I know, recompiled modules work out of the box.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I dont think.
> It would be much preferable to wait until post-freeze, and then,
> w.r.t. the libraries, either have perl conflict with the older
> versions of things, or else provide a big perl5.05 "profile package"
> or some such external mechanism to ensure the smoothness of the
> transition.
Yes, if we do nothing for slink then we will have to make perl5.005 (and
all perl package after 5.005) conflict with a list of 35 package with
precise version. It seems to me ungraceful... the other solution
would be to add a conflict line for actual lib*-perl packages but then
they need to be modified and uploaded, so why not just upgrading ?
> If it's a big issue, why can't we plan on having a Debian 2.2 release
> very quickly, i.e., freeze again in January or Feb? Our main goal is
Why should it be a big issue ? It's just a matter of saying "ok from now we
will use perl5.005" so lib*-perl package will depend on it and we have
to recompile them. It's not like PAM where interactions with other packages
are important.
> an integrated, stable system. We shouldn't give into fetish for the
> newest versions, at the expense of stability.
Perl 5.005 is stable.
Cheers,
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Hertzog Raphaël ¤ 0C4CABF1 ¤ http://www.mygale.org/~hra/
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