[maemo-developers] Broken packages in Extras repository

[From: Attila Csipa]

On Wednesday 15 September 2010 19:14:19 you wrote:
> Thank you for your effort. Now we should get python-numpy to Extras
> repository. It will not happen through normal testing queue because there
> are no applications directly depending on it in the queue. Is there way to
> get it promoted or do we have to wait indefinite time to get 10 votes at
> http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_free
> _armel/python-numpy/1.4.0-1maemo4/ ? May I remind that all pygame
> application are broken because of this.

I will talk to Niels - the need for a fast-track promotion in case of serious 
breakage or security issues has been noted and even agreed upon, but we never 
got around to define the actual procedure. For now we only have the deus ex 
machina kind of solution, so that's what's going to happen here, too.

> Regarding libsdl-ttf2.0-0 problem, I think that best way would be to
> recompile all packages depending on it, bump the version number and put to
> Extras. Currently packages depending on libsdl-ttf2.0-0 are blocked from
> being promoted, which is fine, but that implies that there is something
> being done about this. That of course makes me curious of what is it?

We got the ball rolling with the people in charge and hopefully the solution 
will be in place soon. Track progress at:

https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10450

Best regards,
Attila Csipa