new GNUstep release

[Hubert Chathi]

On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:19:46 -0400, "Hubert (Chan) Chathi" <uhoreg at debian.org> said:

> 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).

I have uploaded the new GNUstep libraries into unstable.  Please upload
your updated packages as soon as possible.

> 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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