[Pkg-openldap-devel] Bug#499560: Bug#499560: OpenLDAP 2.4.11 declared stable by upstream

[Peter Mogensen]

Russ Allbery wrote:
> Peter Mogensen <apm at one.com> writes:
> 
>> OpenLDAP has decalred 2.4.11 "stable" which means 2.3.x will be 
>> deprecated.
> 
> There are no 2.3 packages in Debian.

Correct, but it could make upgrade to 2.4 more relevant for 2.3 users, 
putting them in the same situation as users doing new installs of 2.4.10.

>> Lenny shipping with 2.4.10 with BDB 4.2 will leave even new
>> installations with a hard upgrade path to later versions of slapd.
> 
> Er, why?  It's the standard dump and restore upgrade path that slapd
> always has, so far as I can see.

yes, slapcat/slapadd was recommended.
Which would be understandable if you upgraded from 2.3->2.4, but not 
from 2.4.10->2.4.11+.
The point being that new installations of 2.4 should not use BDB4.2 to 
avoid downtime when upgradring to later stable 2.4 version.

/Peter