Bug#673538: libobjc3 -> libobjc4 transition
At Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:02:17 +0100,
Adam D. Barratt wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-06-29 at 21:20 +0300, Yavor Doganov wrote:
> > Uploading gnustep-base/1.22.1 with the libobjc4 patch will allow
> > the package to be built with gcc-4.7 on x86 archs, and with
> > gcc-4.6 on the other (where 4.6 is still the default). [...] The
> > patch is ABI compatible, so no recompilation should be necessary;
> > I can confirm this after my runtime tests.
>
> That would presumably be one or both of the patches from
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=667868#12 ?
Yes, both of them.
> If we postponed the main transition(s) until wheezy+1, would the
> gnustep-base upload be the only thing required for wheezy?
Yes, it would be the only thing needed if we talk about the core
GNUstep packages (-make, -base, -gui, -back). We'll have to fix the
RC bugs in the other packages, but that goes without saying.
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