[DRE-maint] Bug#796979: diaspora dependency status - help needed

[Pirate Praveen]

On Saturday 29 August 2015 09:51 PM, Pirate Praveen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Diaspora upstream is very sticky about matching exact versions of
> dependencies to patch releases (= x.y.z) for official support [1]. I'd
> like to make a good effort to get official support and the situation
> right now is like this.
> 
> Major version difference:
> 
> Only ruby-messagebus-api differ by a major version. Since diaspora is
> its only reverse dependency, I propose we upload the exact version
> required by diaspora as 3.0.7+git.20130130.97b34ece-2.REALLY.1.0.3
> 
> Minor version difference:
> 
> ruby-redcarpet differ by minor version. Since its ruby 2.2 tests are
> failing I need help updating it.
> 
> ruby-roxml has a newer release in debian, but upstream is reluctant to
> update it as it is a core dependency.
> 
> Option 1: Test upstream with the new version and convince them to update it.
> Option 2: embed the required version until the issue is solved upstream.
> 
> I will try option 1 and if that does not work in a reasonable amount of
> time (say 1 month), I will go for option 2. Any help is welcome.
> 
> Tiny/Patch release difference:
> 
> rails-timeago: It seems upstream is reluctant because of a bug in the
> new version. I don't know if it is really worth embedding it.
> 
> 
> rails-assets-jquery: Need to test menus once #796979 is resolved (this
> bug needs some help in solving). It was not working earlier with jquery
> 1.7. I hope new 1.13 version works.
> 
> compass-rails, sass-rails, I hope diaspora will catch up, I will also
> check with upstream if the newer versions in debian works.
> 
> devise_lastseenable/#796979: I will test if switching
> ruby-devise-lastseenable to 0.0.4 will solve it.

Indeed this was the issue, so its all the more making sense to blindly
follow Gemfile.lock or at least Gemfile of diaspora upstream.

> sidekiq: I think current situation is okay, but I will try if older
> version can fix #796979
> 
> Except these 9 gems, 260+ dependencies (including chains) are in sync.
> 
> [1] https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Ruby/UpstreamPledge
> 


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