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Subject: Re: [Tiff] update on tiff 4.x in debian
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On Sun, 22 Jan 2012, Jay Berkenbilt wrote:
>
> Yes, I think this is accurate.  However, in Debian, what we can do is
> have the release team do automatic binary NMUs for all existing
> packages, so getting everyone to relink with the versioned 3.9.x could
> be fully automated.  Once that is done, then version 4.0.0 could be
> introduced, as you say.  It will be a long process, but it will
> eventually complete.
>
> Thanks so much for getting on this.  I wish it had been on my radar
> prior to 4.0.0 too.  Anyway, debian doesn't have 4.0.0 in unstable yet,
> and it doesn't matter whether we break compatibility with what's in
> experimental.  I'd be really surprised if Fedora has it either.  We're
> probably early enough in the life of 4.x to catch this before it becomes
> a big issue.

Some source-based systems likely already picked up libtiff 4 to some 
extent.

I have now updated the branch-3-9 code in CVS to support verioned 
symbols as well.  Please verify that you are satisified with what has 
been been committed to CVS since it is a one-way trip once there is a 
release.

Bob
-- 
Bob Friesenhahn
bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/
GraphicsMagick Maintainer,    http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/
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