[pkg-eucalyptus-maintainers] [Debian] Re: gwt

graziano obertelli graziano at eucalyptus.com
Wed Aug 24 00:18:17 UTC 2011


Hello Charles,

On 08/23/2011 05:04 PM, Charles Plessy wrote:
> Le Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 04:46:04PM -0700, graziano obertelli a écrit :
>>
>> it is my understanding that Eucalyptus 2.0.3 requires the newer version
>> of gwt (2.x). Currently there is only version 1.6.4 in SID. What are the
>> steps not to have it upgraded?
> 
> Dear Graziano,
> 
> there is actually a request for upgrading GWT (http://bugs.debian.org/624205).
> If Eucalyptus 2.0.3 needs gwt 2.x then we can go ahead with the upgrade as
> there is only eucalyptus-java-common that depends on libgwt-user-java or
> libgwt-dev-java.

Eucalyptus 2.0.3 depends on GWT 2 only: there will be an error at
runtime if you use 1.6, so it is a requirement.

> On the other hand, if Eucalyptus 2.0.3 needs to stay with the 1.6.4 branch, we
> can decline to upgrade the package.  In that case, it would be nice to offer a
> separate package, like gwt2, with the newer branch.  That may simplify things
> if some day Eucalyptus needs it unconditionally.
> 
> By the way, I see that there is a bug of serious severity, http://bugs.debian.org/629733,
> that we must close.  I can prepare an upload once I know if we upgrade to gwt 2.x
> or not.  I will also put this mailing list as maintainer of the package, so that
> such issues are more easily spotted.

Thanks Charles!

cheers
graziano

> 
> Have a nice day,
> 

-- 
Graziano Obertelli
Eucalyptus Systems, Inc.



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