[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 557696] Re: upgrade-request: version 1.8 released

[Gerfried Fuchs]

 There was major rework of the 1.8 package to make it possible to
install it side-by-side with the former wesnoth packages (1.6 series)
and potential future branches (upcoming 1.9 branch and later stable
releases). This rework is mostly finished - but not complete with
respect to offering alternative handling for being able to start
"wesnoth" instead of explicitly have to start "wesnoth-1.8", which also
requires to add dpkg-diverts for the former unversioned wesnoth
packages.

 Also, the official server didn't drop the 1.6 clients yet and from what
I know it isn't planned to do that too soon. If I'm not totally mistaken
one can even still connect with 1.4 clients to the official server, so
there is nothing to fear from that part.

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upgrade-request: version 1.8 released
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Status in “wesnoth” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: wesnoth

Wesnoth 1.8 has been recently released (http://www.wesnoth.org/start/1.8/) It looks like there's debian packages already built at http://packages.debian.org/experimental/wesnoth-1.8 . Can we get a sync from debian to this version to allow connection to the official servers again?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: wesnoth 1:1.6.5-1build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr  8 08:53:06 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_AU.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: wesnoth