[Debian-science-sagemath] transition: fplll

[Tobias Hansen]

On 09/14/2018 11:42 AM, Tobias Hansen wrote:
> 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

We have now waited three weeks for this transition without an answer on the transition bug. Let's just do it ourselves... Jerome, when could you do uploads for sollya and gap-float?

Best,
Tobias