[Debian-science-sagemath] transition: fplll

[Tobias Hansen]

On 09/06/2018 11:06 AM, Tobias Hansen wrote:
> On 09/06/2018 09:22 AM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 06/09/18 10:15, Tobias Hansen wrote:
>>> On 09/06/2018 04:40 AM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> On 06/09/18 00:43, Tobias Hansen wrote:
>>>>> Package: release.debian.org
>>>>> Severity: normal
>>>>> User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
>>>>> Usertags: transition
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to request a transition of fplll to version 5.2.1 (currently in
>>>>> experimental), on behalf of the package uploader Julien Puydt and the Debian
>>>>> Science Team. The new version of the package is needed for sagemath 8.3.
>>>>>
>>>>> The package has 3 reverse dependencies: fpylll, sollya and gap-float. I checked
>>>>> that sollya and gap-float build with the new version of fplll. fpylll has to be
>>>>> updated along with fplll. The new version is ready in experimental and will be
>>>>> uploaded by me together with fplll.
>>>>>
>>>> I will upgrade sollya and gap-float this weekend (Friday-Saturday).
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jerome
>>> The point of a transition is that the reverse dependencies do not need a new upload because the release team takes care that they are rebuilt. Do you want to change something about these packages?
>> No, but I can enforce their dependency over fplll version 5.2.1 , after the transition.
>>
>> Jerome
> They don't need such a dependency, since they work with the old fplll version. That the new version is used is ensured by the transition.
>
> Best,
> Tobias

But next time we should just do an unofficial transition for fplll, with source uploads of sollya and gap-float. Now we are stuck waiting for someone to answer that transition bug.

Best,
Tobias