[Pkg-xen-devel] Xen in stretch - 4.7 or 4.8 ?

[Ian Jackson]

Emilio Pozuelo Monfort writes ("Re: Xen in stretch - 4.7 or 4.8 ?"):
> On 19/10/16 17:37, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > There are no changes between 4.7 and 4.8 that would upset any of the
> > rdeps.  So, great, thanks.
> 
> What about between 4.6 and 4.[78]? As we currently have 4.6 in the archive.

The 4.6 that is currently in stretch is in very bad shape.  It could
perhaps be fixed but I don't think it's a good idea.  It will have a
very limited upstream support lifetime.

But in any case I don't think 4.7 will be a problem for the rdeps
either.  I explicitly checked libvirt (which is the biggest risk) and
it's fine - although it will need a rebuild.

> > 
> > I don't know how long it will take me.  But I work for Citrix as part
> > of the Xen Project upstream, and this is currently my top priority.
> > So I'm hoping to have something RSN, in a matter of (working) days.
> 
> Great! Let us know when you have more news, preferably in a transition bug :-)

Ack.

Regards,
Ian.

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