Re: Bug#1063856: hdf5: new upstream release

[Alastair McKinstry <alastair.mckinstry@mckinstry.ie>]

On 13/02/2024 16:46, Drew Parsons wrote:
> Source: hdf5
> Version: 1.10.10+repack-3
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-science@lists.debian.org
>
> What our situation with our hdf5 package version?
>
> We're currently using hdf5 1.10.10,
> but 1.12.2 has been available in experimental for some time,
> and upsteam has released 1.14.3.
>
> Should we be upgrading now to hdft 1.14 (or 1.12)?
>
> There's no current urgency, but I'm worried some bitrot might set in
> as upstream developers focus on using the more recent HDF5 releases.
>
> Drew
I'd favour at least moving to 1.12. There are functionality changes I 
use regularly that needs 1.12 locally.

Alastair

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