Re: automake 1.5 deprecated in Debian

[Robert Millan]

On Wed, Oct 08, 2003 at 03:50:37PM +0100, Yoshinori Okuji wrote:
>  --- Robert Millan <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Jason and I are having problems with GRUB in Debian because its dependency
> > on automake 1.5.
> 
> I know. I talked with Jason about that personally.
> 
> Jason, can you forward our mails to Robert or bug-grub, if you don't mind? I
> myself have no reason to keep them secret.

I think to remember he did already. Your point was that Debian stable didn't
have am >> 1.5 right?

Well, in unstable (which is the relevant for development issues) 1.5 has been
deprecated to the point the automake maintainer decided to get rid of it.

> How soon?
> 
> I would be happy to help Debian maintainership process, but I don't want to be
> forced to do anything only for Debian, in particular, if you say to me that we
> need to migrate within one week. If you need to migrate RSN, do that only in
> Debian.  If you can wait, I will do that officially.

That's fine. We can patch it in Debian w/out problem. The question is that
I don't want to maintain patches if they're not going to merge.

So if you agree to update automake, tell me which version (preferably 1.7.7)
and I'll update it in Debian inmediately.

-- 
Robert Millan

"[..] but the delight and pride of Aule is in the deed of making, and in the
thing made, and neither in possession nor in his own mastery; wherefore he
gives and hoards not, and is free from care, passing ever on to some new work."

 -- J.R.R.T, Ainulindale (Silmarillion)