Reusing the same git module for different compat versions?
 

On 05/04/2012 05:47 AM, Michel Alexandre Salim wrote:

Does the FPC allow having a single 'compat-vala' Git module, that
would target the API level one lower than the one shipped in the main
vala package, for every supported Fedora release?


I'm ok with that

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Reusing the same git module for different compat versions?
 

On 05/04/2012 08:12 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:
> On 05/04/2012 05:47 AM, Michel Alexandre Salim wrote:
>> Does the FPC allow having a single 'compat-vala' Git module, that
>> would target the API level one lower than the one shipped in the main
>> vala package, for every supported Fedora release?
>
> I'm ok with that
>
Thanks; in addition, my reviewer came up with an example of an
unversioned compat package (libwbxml-compat), so it looks like there's
also precedent for this.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=787193



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Reusing the same git module for different compat versions?
 

On 05/06/2012 05:11 AM, Michel Alexandre Salim wrote:

On 05/04/2012 08:12 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:

On 05/04/2012 05:47 AM, Michel Alexandre Salim wrote:

Does the FPC allow having a single 'compat-vala' Git module, that
would target the API level one lower than the one shipped in the main
vala package, for every supported Fedora release?


I'm ok with that


Such unversioned "compat-packages" would implement "rolling
compatibility", i.e. would not provide "long-term compatibility with a
specific version to end-users", but would only provide a "'one fedora
release cycle' delay to Fedora packagers".


I do not see much sense in this and would prefer such packages to be
banned.



Thanks; in addition, my reviewer came up with an example of an
unversioned compat package (libwbxml-compat), so it looks like there's
also precedent for this.
Well, you can probably find precedences for all kind of packaging
mistakes in Fedora ... ;)


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