Hi Dirk, On 01-07-2023 16:47, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
So per upstream ("R Core" for short), this is clearly on the package
side. There is no ABI/API incompatibility: R offers graphics functions new
functionality, to use it one needs a rebuild _if a package decides to stop
and die on mismatch_.
I so filed three bug reports last weekend against three such packages
requesting a simple rebuild as that is in fact all it takes. (And
missed one that was added.) These were quickly rebuilt.
While this may be true, in Debian we require that such packages express this relation. I understand that that's what we achieve with the proposal of Andreas. "Just rebuilding" is often the wrong solution (in Debian) if it doesn't express the relation properly.
So let me know what you think. If the release team thinks we must rebuild across 1100 r-* packages (of which likely 400-500 are Architecture: any) then I will of course work with you.
I recognize that at this moment we might not need it to straighten things out, because of all the new version uploads, but I believe it's the right solution for the future, as this seems to be a recurring topic.
Paul
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