Re: libgss1 -> libgss2 transition?

[Simon Josefsson]

Russ Allbery <address@hidden> writes:

> Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Given that libgss1 in debian doesn't have any reverse dependencies
>> (yet), to me this sounds like a quite simple library transition.  I just
>> need to rename the libgss1 package to libgss2 and make things build (the
>> gettext patch we use needs some adjustment).
>
>> Russ, do you see any problem with this?  I wouldn't be able to do the
>> upload of a NEW package, so I would need your help with that.  I know we
>> are late in the release cycle of squeeze, but I don't think this affects
>> anyone but these packages, and I'm committed to fixing any issues
>> rapidly.
>
> Sounds fine to me, and I don't think it will cause any problems.  I'm
> happy to do the upload; just ping me when you're ready for it.

Great.  It seems we may write an I-D for the new APIs, and doing so we
discovered some subtle details, so I'll wait with doing the release a
few days until the semantics have been agreed on.

/Simon