Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) packages of ROOT 5.15/07 for i386 and powerpc available.

From: Christian Holm Christensen <cholm_at_nbi.dk>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 20:27:48 +0200

Hi All,

As the subject says, new (long overdue) Debian GNU/Linux packages of ROOT are available from

        deb http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov/debian-root unstable root 
        deb-src http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov/debian-root unstable root 
        

for both i386 and powerpc. Other contributed builds are welcome. Contributed builds of RPMs are also welcome.

• IMPORTANT NOTICE - IMPORTANT NOTICE - IMPORTANT NOTICE -

Many of the packages have changed names. In particular

        root-bin		-> root-system-bin
        root-doc		-> root-system-doc
        root-rootd		-> root-system-rootd
        root-xrootd		-> root-system-xrootd
        root-proofd		-> root-system-proofd
        root-common		-> root-system-common

and I have taken _no_ provisions to make this update smooth. Hence you should completely de-install previous (pre 5.15.07-2) packages before installing the new ones. If not, you will get all sorts of conflicts with overriden files, etc. You have been warned.

The name change was done in an effort to make packages that complies with the Debian FTP masters naming policy. These packages are target for the `experimental' distribution and it is our hope that they will be accepted soon into that distribution. From there, the road to the `main' distribution goes via a production release of ROOT (scheduled for June 27) and a clean built of that.

Yours,         

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