Bug#279459: full transition to libcurl3
Andreas Metzler
Andreas Metzler <ametzler@downhill.at.eu.org>, 279459@bugs.debian.org
Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:03:42 +0100
On 2004-12-09 Domenico Andreoli <cavok@debian.org> wrote:
> i'd like to drop compatibility packages libcurl2 and libcurl2-dev
> from curl.
[...]
> transition to libcurl3 started months ago and many packages (i think the
> most important ones i.e. openoffice and php4) has been already updated.
> some "minor" ones still need some work. they are (at least):
> amule (#279473)
> apt-spy (#279472)
> discover
[...]
> as soon as i upload the new curl package without libcurl2* all these
> will immediately be RC bugs.
> i would take care of correct bug reporting and delayed NMUs in case
> maintainer did not upload fixed packages within a week or so.
[...]
Wouldn't it be a lot more sensible to do this *before* uploading the
new curl package without libcurl2*?
cu andreas
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