Re: debian packages for 4.04/02 ?

From: Fons Rademakers <Fons.Rademakers_at_cern.ch>
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 11:37:17 +0200


We don't plan to back port this kind of mods. We plan a new development tag of ROOT v5 for around the end of June. The v4 can always build with the builtin afterimage using the right ./configure options.

Cheers, Fons.

Gerhard Brandt wrote:

> Christian Holm Christensen wrote:
> 

>> Hi Gerhard,
>> On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 09:51 +0200, Gerhard Brandt wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Now that the bug with with libAfterImage seems fixed,
>>> are there fixed debian packages for 4.04/02 available somewhere?
>>
>>
>>
>> Not to my knowledge.
>>
>>> (I checked Christians homepage and the PAIPIX site but couldn't
>>> find any)
>>
>>
>>
>> The packages on my web-site are terribly out of date (in fact, I should
>> remove them to not cause confusion). I don't know about the PAIPAX
>> site, and how often they update.
>>
>>
>>> If not, is there a cvs tag that includes the fix?
>>
>>
>>
>> HEAD :-)
> 
> 
> yes and this works i tested it, but i am talking about a real tag,
> and also the HEAD is ROOT 5.01.01.
> I need the pro version which is 4.04/02.
> 

>>> Generally, what is the stance on including debian packages
>>> in the ROOT release procedure? I would be very much in favour
>>> of that.
>>
>>
>>
>> I second that. In general, I think it would be a good idea for ROOT to
>> make RPM and Debian packages as part of the release procedure. It
>> shouldn't be that hard. I've made a prototype page for apt-get (both
>> Debian and Scientific Linux) which Fons has access to, and can look at
>> to see how it's done. To make Debian packages, the ROOT team obviously
>> need a Debian machine :-) I would suggest making packages for `stable'.
>> BTW, Sarge is due to be released at any moment now!
> 
> 
> My offer to compile packages refers to my system which is Ubuntu 5.04
> If we are not offering the packages from the offical Debian archives,
> but from the ROOT pages, this should be ok or not? the gcc version is 
> 3.3.5 for Ubuntu 5.04 and sarge.
> 
> cheers, g
> 

>> Perhaps it we (at roottalk) could take a vote on whether or not we'd use
>> RPMs or Debian packages released by the ROOT team - all those in favour
>> say `Aye' - no, please don't - we don't need 1000+ mail to roottalk
>> saying `I want RPMs/Debs' :-) But it would good to know what the demand
>> is.
>> Yours,
>>
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