Bug#688698: pre-approve unblock: nvidia-graphics-drivers/304.51-1, nvidia-settings/304.51-1

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock

Please pre-approve packages nvidia-graphics-drivers/nvidia-support

This is a more general question how to handle Nvidia updates during the
freeze. Luckily we are now using 304.xx which is a "Long Lived Branch"
and is expected to receive bugfixes for quite some time.
This is also the branch that will become the next legacy branch getting
critical bug fixes as well as X and kernel support through the end of
2017. See http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142

Therefore I'd like to follow new releases from this branch and get the
most current as possible into wheezy.

Today a new release came out, adds support for some new cards, fixes a
few bugs, e.g. #688660
There is also a packaging fix needed for #688659 where I need to readd a
dependency on libgl1-nvidia-alternatives-ia32 to prevent too early
removal of the diversions. Although I cannot reproduce it in automated
tests, I've seen a similar problem earlier (and thats the reason for
some more dependencies on empty transitional packages).

For nvidia-settings there is a small bugfix (in
ctkdisplayconfig-utils.c) and a lot of string changes, obviously Nvidia
has renamed some technology/product.

nvidia-xconfig has seen no changes besides a version bump, so I'll let
it get "out of sync" for now.

nvidia-graphics-modules will be requested later as that will take a trip
through NEW for the kernel ABI bump.


Should I upload this new upstream release to unstable or experimental?
I'd prefer unstable as I expect it will get more testing there.


Andreas

unblock nvidia-graphics-drivers/304.51-1
unblock nvidia-settings/304.51-1
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