[Pkg-giraffe-discuss] Z-push packaging

[Roel van Meer]

Guido Günther writes:

> > >> The transitional d-push packages would have been needed if the z-push
> > >> packages would have been make it into Stretch to provide a upgrade path
> > >> for user of the old d-push packages. But this was not happen, I'm for
> > >> simply dropping all old d-push things.
> > >
> > > The transitional packages might also be useful if z-push will be
> > > available via stretch-backports at one point.
> >
> > Ohh, yes I see, we may have users that still using the old d-push
> > packages in Jessie and Stretch through the dist-upgrade(s), then we can
> > provide the existing transitional packages in Buster and jessie-backports.
>
> and most importantly stretch-backports since this is the distribution
> channel where users can get z-push from for Debian stable (iff we build
> a backport). It would be the same we'd ship kopanocore from.

Just one more question then: Guido started the process of splitting up the d- 
push package in several smaller packages. We have transitional packages for  
all of those now. But was that work ever uploaded for public use? The d-push  
package is listed for both wheezy and jessie, but none of the split up  
packages are. I think that means we only need a transitional package for d- 
push, and not for any others. Do you agree? Or am I missing something?

Thanks,

Roel