[Debian-science-sagemath] transition: fplll

[Tobias Hansen]

On 09/26/2018 03:38 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>
> On 26/09/18 17:22, Tobias Hansen wrote:
>> 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?
> We have a good excuse as both have a new upstream versio.
>
> I can do it the week-end (Friday/Saturday).
>
> Jerome.

Ok, thanks! I'll upload fplll before that.

Best,
Tobias