[Mageia-dev] Missing packages in Mageia 1. How to backport?

[Sander Lepik]

09.06.2011 15:13, Dexter Morgan kirjutas:
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Colin Guthrie<mageia at colin.guthr.ie>  wrote:
>> 'Twas brillig, and Christiaan Welvaart at 09/06/11 10:40 did gyre and
>> gimble:
>>> On Thu, 9 Jun 2011, Maarten Vanraes wrote:
>>>
>>>> otoh, perhaps a missing package is also a bugfix... maybe we could
>>>> file bug
>>>> reports for missing packages and go through the updates route...
>>> Filing bug reports is not a bad idea, even if the new package will go to
>>> backports. Just explain a little why it is important (to fix this in a
>>> stable release).
>>>
>>> We probably need a new "version" in bugzilla because mga1+backports is
>>> basically a new distro. A bug in backports shouldn't be filed against
>>> "1" IMHO.
>> As I said in my original mail I really don't think backports is the
>> right approach.
>>
>> I'd prefer to have a 3rd party repo than abuse backports to get the
>> missing packages.
>>
>> I think updates would be the right place.
> Please no 3rd repo :)
> But i agree with you for updates for "new" packages ( no "new" versions ;) )
Indeed it's not good idea to suggest backports for novice users. +1 for updates repo if the 
new package is just new thing and nothing is going to depend on it or will suggest it before 
new Mageia release.

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Sander