[Pkg-privacy-maintainers] Bug#910493: Bug#910493: Bug#910493: Handle transition from MAT to MAT2

[Jonas Meurer]

Georg Faerber:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've just uploaded 0.8.0-1 to unstable, which ships .epub support as
> requested by some people and the patch to make the Nautilus extension
> work. It should migrate on March 10 or the day after.
> 
> On 19-02-26 11:31:21, Jonas Meurer wrote:
>> After I slept a night over it, I realized that this plan doesn't take
>> into account our options to still handle the mat1 -> mat2 transition
>> in time for buster. After all we agreed on that mat(1) should better
>> not be shipped with buster. Now that we have at least a Nautilus
>> extension for mat2, there's no blocker for the mat -> mat2 transitoon
>> anymore, no?
> 
> You're right, I've missed this, thanks for keeping track of it.
> 
>> If we ask ftpmasters and the Release Team for help, there might still
>> be a chance to get a mat2 with a new transitional 'mat' binary package
>> into buster, don't you think so?
>>
>> What do you think about the following:
>>
>> 1. Ask ftpmaster and Release Team for their opinions on this matter
>> 2. Upload mat2 0.7.0-2 with new transitional binary package 'mat'
>> 3. Since it will sit in NEW for a few days anyway, maybe 0.7.0-1 will
>>    transition to buster in the meantime. If not, no worries - we want to
>>    get 0.7.0-2 into buster anyway.
>>
>> Maybe you could give short replies on whether you're in favour of this
>> plan. I would contact ftpmasters and Release Team as soon as I get
>> some positive feedback.
> 
> Sounds good -- in case you're too busy, I could also do it next week. I
> think our chances that this gets accepted are pretty good.

Turned out that it's much easier than that:

* Source packages that take over existing binary packages don't have to
  go through NEW. After Georg uploaded 0.8.0-2 with the new transitional
  binary package to experimental yesterday, I went ahead today and
  uploaded mat2 0.8.0-3 to unstable just now.
* The soft freeze only blocks new *source* packages from transitioning
  to buster. So if all goes well, mat2 0.8.0-3 with the new transitional
  binary package 'mat' will enter buster in time, without us needing to
  ask for a freeze exception at all.

> I would also fill the RM bug against mat to get it removed;
> @intrigeri / dkg: Could you give a short ACK on this?

Well, we decided to go ahead. Hope that's fine with you, intrigeri and dkg.

Cheers
 jonas

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