[Pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers] Updates and the freeze

[Esteban Manchado Velázquez]

Hi!

On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 09:41:22PM +0100, Paul van Tilburg wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 04:13:49PM -0200, Filipe Lautert wrote:
> > On Thursday 14 December 2006 15:39, Esteban Manchado Velázquez wrote:
> > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 02:15:11PM -0200, Filipe Lautert wrote:
> > > > Yes, I need libxml-ruby-0.3.8.4 in etch because it closes many critical
> > > > bugs in upstream source, as stated in the changelog.
> > >
> > >     Hmmm... I'm not sure that's possible. I don't think release managers
> > > want new upstream versions of any package. Does it have any reverse
> > > dependency (package depending on libxml-ruby)?
> > 
> > Well, it doesn't have any reverse dependency. 
> > It is a small version change, from 0.3.8 to 0.3.8.4.... but if you say they 
> > not accept this...
> > And if I patch 0.3.8-1 and create 0.3.8-2? Maybe then they will accept? 
> > Because it really just fix bugs that can cause segmentation faults.
> 
> Agreed. If it's just all version-number semantics, I say that we should ask
> for it to get it through. It's a nano-changing release not even micro ;)

    Hmm... I don't think they care all that much about _version numbers_. I
guess the idea is not breaking anything with upstream versions (even if they
supposedly only have bug fixes).

    But, if the changes are small enough, I guess the release managers will
let them in. Anyway, please ask them before uploading anything. That was what
I wanted to say in the previous message, sorry. I didn't want to ban you from
doing anything, just wanted you to ask before uploading :-S

    Regards,

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Esteban Manchado Velázquez <zoso at debian.org>
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