Hi Dominic, On 28-01-2021 22:05, Dominic Hargreaves wrote: >>> 5.32.1 would need a binnmu of a few leaf packages >>> (libpar-packer-perl libdevel-cover-perl libclass-xsaccessor-perl >>> libcommon-sense-perl) as usual. >> >> Just to be clear, these binNMU's would be needed too if we would go for >> the cherry-pick option? > > No, the binaries relate to a change of upstream version number > which ends up being encoded in these packages. If we cherry pick > fixes, the binNMUs wouldn't be needed. But then, that relation is strictly speaking too tight? Is that something that can be improved (without jumping through hoops)? Maybe not for this time, but for future changes. Normally perl packages look for the perl-something-api right? Which would make it clear that this is no transition. Would you have also asked us if you wouldn't have needed the binNMU's? Paul
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