[packagers] Re: The demise of the repotag
Rex Dieter
rdieter at math.unl.edu
Fri Apr 20 20:59:51 CEST 2007
Kjeldgaard Morten wrote:
> Rex wrote:
>> No, I can't just trust you, I need more. I need details on how to
>> reproduce the problem so that I can fix it.
>>
>
> WTF? You really don't get it, do you? There is nothing "wrong" with your
> fftw package per se. You can only "fix it" by renaming it to "fftw3".
> Just go in the .spec file and add that little "3" in the Name: field.
> Recompile. Then, you will be compatible with the rest of the world.
I guess at this point we can simply agree to disagree on the definitions
of "broken" and "incompatible".
The upgrade path issue is not ideal, and I can understand that. Let's
see if we can come to a mutually agreeable solution.
-- Rex
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