new GNUstep release

[Hubert (Chan) Chathi]

Hi everyone,

I'd like to get the GNUstep transition done soon.  Unless anyone
objects, I will upload the new GNUstep libraries into unstable soon.
(GNUstep in unstable is slightly broken already, because I mis-uploaded
gnustep-back...)  Please let me know if there are any remaining issues
that need to be resolved.  If anyone needs a sponsor, I would be willing
to sponsor updated packages for this transition (though you should try
your usual sponsor first).

Below is my original message regarding changes needed for the
transition.

to debian-release: AFAICT, this transition won't affect any other
transition listed at: http://wiki.debian.org/OngoingTransitions

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:03:00 -0400, Hubert Chan <uhoreg at debian.org> said:
> Hi everyone,

> I've finally packaged the new GNUstep release.  Due to changes in
> gnustep-make, this will require changes in your packages.  (Games
> packaging team, your package that I'm referring to is oolite.)

> - installing has changed, and now uses the standard DESTDIR variable.
>   Rather than using:
>     make install GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DIR=...
>   use instead:
>     make install DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/<package> GNUSTEP_INSTALLATION_DOMAIN=SYSTEM
> - instead of sourcing /usr/lib/GNUstep/System/Makefiles/GNUstep.sh
>   before running make, you can either:
>   - include /usr/share/GNUstep/debian/config.mk, and then set
>     GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES=$(GS_MAKE_DIR); or
>   - use gs_make instead of make
> - the application and tool wrappers should no longer be made (i.e. the
>   links to gnustep-app-wrapper and gnustep-tool-wrapper)
> - update your build depends to depend on libgnustep-base-dev (>= 1.14.0)
>   and/or libgnustep-gui-dev (>= 0.12.0)

> That's probably all that needs to be done for most of the packages.

> Unfortunately, due to the directory changes, the previous and current
> GNUstep releases cannot be installed at the same time.

> I have uploaded the new GNUstep packages into the experimental
> distribution.  Since most of it will be sitting in the NEW queue for a
> little bit, you can also fetch them from:
>   http://debian.uhoreg.ca/experimental/gnustep/
> (apt-get-able repository).

> When you fix your packages, don't upload them into unstable yet, or else
> they will FTBFS.  If you upload them, upload only into experimental,
> until we're ready to make the transition in unstable.

> Sebastian Ley: the situation is a bit different for you, since you're
> using gnustep-make-ogo.  I tried to set it so that it's as similar to
> what was there before.  But let me know if you want any changes made (in
> particular, if you want it setup so it uses more FHS-like paths), and
> make sure that everything still builds fine with the new
> gnustep-make-ogo.

> Thank you all.

> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.  I will be out
> of town, with no Internet access, for the next few days, but I will
> answer your questions when I get back.

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