[R-sig-Debian] R 2.5.0 in Debian unstable

[Johannes Ranke]

* Sebastian P. Luque <spluque at gmail.com> [070424 18:20]:
> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:08:02 -0500,
> Dirk Eddelbuettel <edd at debian.org> wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Yes, etch was released with libc6 2.3.*, for which Debian apparently got
> > flack (but libc6 2.4 wouldn't build on all arches, so was a non-option).
> > With etch released, the new unstable ("lenny") jumped to libc6 2.5.
> 
> Thanks for explaining this Dirk, I wasn't sure what was up with the
> held-back packages.
> 
> 
> [...]
> 
> > If you want R 2.5.0 on testing, you must install libc6 [ unless you wait
> > for our tireless volunteers Johannes and Vincent to build backports
> > ]. This should be just fine -- but in case your computer catches fire,
> > don't sue me.
> 
> hmmm... my computer has indeed caught fire in the past when I've tried
> important admin jobs I don't fully understand, so I think I'll use some
> patience for now ;-)

Maybe it would be a good idea to stick with etch, for the time being.
It's a quite up to date distribution, it is stable and it has the best
security support.

> > That may take a while as libc6 is so central. I'd expect the backports
> > to be available within a few days, depending on how much time Johannes
> > and Vincent have / need.  You could of course help them to advance the
> > cause (hint, ...)
> 
> I have no experience in this area, but can help with some advice!

Thanks for the offer. I am a bit short of time, but the backports to
stable should be there soon. Note that I don't plan to do backports for
lenny/testing at the moment, since I don't use it and wouldn't notice if
something went wrong. So people wanting to use R 2.5.0 on lenny will
need to use pinning for now.

Johannes

> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> Seb
> 
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