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Subject: Re: [Xenomai] Debian packaging bug in Xenomai v2.6.1
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To: Gilles Chanteperdrix <gilles.chanteperdrix@xenomai.org>
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On 07/12/2012 05:49 PM, Gilles Chanteperdrix wrote:
> On 07/12/2012 05:41 PM, Roland Stigge wrote:
>> On 07/12/2012 05:14 PM, Jeff Webb wrote:
>>>>> I unfortunately don't have the ressources to regularly sync/update
>>>>> debian/* in the xenomai.org dev repository.
>>>
>>> Do you have the resources to update debian/* on xenomai.org just before
>>> each release is made?  I don't think it's necessary to update it any
>>> more often than that.  I'm assuming that you eventually package each
>>> release anyway, so it would be nice to do it before a release is made
>>> official.  Of course, if you don't have time for that or your
>>> availability doesn't line up with the timeframe for a release, that is
>>> understandable.  I am just asking if the problem is trying to keep the
>>> git repository up to date all the time, or if you don't even have time
>>> to do it for each release.
>>
>> It would be possible for me if I get ~2 weeks notice before a Xenomai
>> release to already do _before_ the Xenomai release what I would normally
>> do _afterwards_ anyway (for Debian). Gilles, is this possible?
> 
> Yes, it is possible, of course.
> 
> Next question: the current debian directory is (I believe), compatible
> with Debian stable. The rationale being that it allows people to install
> the latest xenomai revision on Debian stable.

Yes, that makes sense. All other targets are moving too quickly. ;-)

A build using this debian/* will also most often work (but not
guaranteed to be working always) on Debian testing/unstable. (In
contrast to testing/unstable's debian/* which will often break on Debian
stable systems.)

Responsible users would either use Debian stable, or be proficient
enough to know the differences between stable/testing/unstable and be
able to tweak things.

Roland