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

[Antonio Terceiro]

On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 06:57:58PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> 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.

ok, agreed.

-- 
Antonio Terceiro <terceiro at debian.org>
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