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

[Ahmad Samir]

On 9 June 2011 14:17, Sander Lepik <sander.lepik at eesti.ee> wrote:
> 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.
>
> --
> Sander
>
>

I think some novice users want the latest version of foo yesterday, so
they do enable backports anyway.

-- 
Ahmad Samir