[Parted-maintainers] Bug#282009: Please package parted 1.6.18 into experimental

[Sven Luther]

On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 11:21:03AM +0200, AKL. Mantas Kriauciunas wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> > Sure, parted is even available at 1.6.14 in experimental, but the
> > changes have been judged too intrusive for sarge, especially as parted
> > is part of base, which has been frozen in august, and because sarge
> > 1.6.12 introdyced an API change. In retrospect, i think this was an
> > error, but it was the RMs decision on this.
> 
> I know, that parted 1.6.14 is in experimental, but this version is also
> outdated and I think, that newest parted - 1.6.18 should be packaged.
> Someone already packaged libparted-1.6.18 and according to release
> notes ( http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=285130 )
> there are very important changes since 1.6.14:

Yep, but 1.6.11-<whatever> is what will ship in sarge, so it is my priority. I
will give it a try, but the someone you mention above is very very welcome to
help out with the maintaining of parted, as i search for help in the
maintaining of it, but upto now, nobody really came forward and helped out.

Friendly,

Sven Luther