ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.changes ACCEPTED

[Eugen Dedu]

Debian Installer wrote:
> Accepted:
> libpt2.3-beta1-dbg_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-dbg_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-dev_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-dev_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-doc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_all.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-doc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_all.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-alsa_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-alsa_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-avc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-avc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-dc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-dc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-oss_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-oss_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l2_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l2_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> libpt2.3-beta1_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/libpt2.3-beta1_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb
> ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940-1.diff.gz
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940-1.diff.gz
> ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940-1.dsc
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940-1.dsc
> ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940.orig.tar.gz
>   to pool/main/p/ptlib/ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940.orig.tar.gz
> 
> 
> Override entries for your package:
> libpt2.3-beta1-dbg_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - extra libdevel
> libpt2.3-beta1-dev_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libdevel
> libpt2.3-beta1-doc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_all.deb - extra doc
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-alsa_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libs
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-avc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libs
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-dc_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libs
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-oss_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libs
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l2_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libs
> libpt2.3-beta1-plugins-v4l_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libs
> libpt2.3-beta1_2.3.0+svn20940-1_i386.deb - optional libs
> ptlib_2.3.0+svn20940-1.dsc - optional libs
> 
> Announcing to debian-devel-changes at lists.debian.org
> 
> 
> Thank you for your contribution to Debian.

Hi,

Glad to see that ptlib has finally been accepted into debian.  Now, two 
stable releases have been done since then, the current one is 2.4.2 and, 
for opal, 3.4.2.  The files in alioth are updated for that.  If you 
think it's good to submit them, please do it.

The problem is the following: the soname of ptlib and opal is identical 
to the library version, and they change the library version / soname 
(hence the name of the debian package) very often.  For example, 2.4.1 
was marked as stable one month ago, and one week ago 2.4.2 become the 
new stable in the same 2.4 branch.  They do not want to have a 2.4 
soname, because sometimes they break the compatibility.  This has a very 
negative effect: each time a (minor) stable version is released, the 
name of the debian package changes, so it goes again through new queue. 
  Is there a way not to wait each time the new queue?  What do you 
think?  In fact, I expect that in another month there will be another 
stable version for ptlib and opal.  How can we track them in debian???

Cheers,
-- 
Eugen