[Pkg-kde-extras] digikam 0.8.2 for etch, the next Debian release!? (due to exiv2 0.12)

[Achim Bohnet]

Hi exiv2 developers,

the debian-release managers do not accept a library
transition from exiv2 0.10 to 0.12 as etch is already
frozen:

   http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-kde-extras/2006-December/002193.html
   http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/12/msg00004.html

Digikam 0.9.0 rc2 requires exiv2 0.12 for good reasons AFAIU:

	http://www.digikam.org/?q=node/177

With digikam rc1 several people observed crashes with exiv2 0.10 in debian too.


So as is, rc2 in debian etch is not possible due to missing exiv2
0.12.  rc1 crashes and has therefore release critical bugs.  So
only 'save' option would be to go back to digikam 0.8.2.

AFAICS the only way to get 0.9.0 rc2 into debian at this stage:

  o why is exiv2 0.10 in etch more risky that an 0.12 upgrade?
  o how risky is 0.10 -> 0.12 for apps using it

New features of the library and superior applications using the
lib are unfortunately not relevant at this stage of the debian
etch release cycle.

Thx for any input,
Achim

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