[DRE-maint] Bug#711236: RFC: reverting ruby-rack to 1.4.x with an epoch

[Bob Proulx]

Cédric Boutillier wrote:
> Antonio Terceiro wrote:
> > I am planning to revert ruby-rack on unstable back to upstream version
> > 1.4.x by using an epoch. ruby-rack 1.5.x breaks rails session
> > management, and as a consequence, redmine.
> 
> Thanks for taking care of this.
> ...
> About the epoch, as I said earlier on IRC, I think it might be better to
> go with a 1.5.2+really1.4.5-1 or something similar since:
> - it is supposed to be a temporary fix. Having to cope with an epoch
>   indefinitely because of this issue would be a pity
> - packages depending on ruby-rack >= 1.5 will be broken in unstable
>   anyway with or without epoch.

I also would also like to vote for 1.5.2+really1.4.5-1 rather than an
epoch.  This seems like a temporary transitional problem more suitable
for a fancy version rather than an epoch.  The current problem will
eventually be past us but an epoch is forever.  The epoch is really
more suitable for when version schemes change significantly such as
going to or from dates as versions and that type of thing which have
no end and therefore require an epoch to correct.

Bob
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 198 bytes
Desc: Digital signature
URL: <http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-ruby-extras-maintainers/attachments/20131022/96883a27/attachment.sig>