Bug#850828: New .symbols file

[Hilko Bengen]

Hi Eriberto,

> Ok. I can see the problem here. However, I can't have time (because
> the freeze stage) to do tests (I need tests to understand better the
> process to split these symbols, uploading to experimental before
> unstable). So, I think that the best way is remove all optional
> entries and improve it after freeze. I will start to package the 4.4
> upstream version now.

I suggest uploading 4.4 as it is now and fixing the .symbols file once
it has migrated to testing. I think that getting a freeze exception even
after Feb 5 for the .symbols fix should be doable.

Cheers,
-Hilko