Bug#837128: [nvidia-settings] Outdated version available in debian testing/unstable/exprimental

[Luca Boccassi]

Control: forcemerge 833617 837128

On Fri, 2016-09-09 at 08:03 +0200, Oliver Groß wrote:
> Package: nvidia-settings
> Version: 340.93-1
> Severity: normal
> 
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> 
> Dear maintainer,
> 
> the version packaged looks pretty outdated compared with the currently
> available NVIDIA driver in debian:
> 
>               NVIDIA driver      NVIDIA settings
> testing       352.79-10          340.93-1
> unstable      361.45.18-2        340.93-1
> experimental  367.44-1           346.59-1
> 
> Won't the discrepancy cause problems communicating with the driver?
> 
> What is the update policy for this package?
> 
> Would really appreciate it if nvidia-settings would be on par with the
> current driver release.
> 
> 
> Best regards, Oliver

Hi,

A different version from the drivers won't cause any issues. But any
newer config flag will obviously not be available.

The source control is in process of being migrated from SVN to GIT, so
it might take a while until the next upload.

Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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