sqlite update plans (was: Re: APPROVED: sqlite)

[Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams]

On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 12:05 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 20:25:39 -0400, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 18:39 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> > > On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:19:31 +0200, Matthias Saou wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote :
> > > > 
> > > > > So after some thinking here then is my plan of attack:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 1) Reimport the sqlite-2.8.16-1 package as sqlite2-2.8.16-1.
> > > > > 2) Provide a patch for kannel for it to use sqlite2.
> > > > > 3) Reimport the python-sqlite package as python-sqlite2 and have it
> > > > > obsolete anything older than or equal to the current python-sqlite
> > > > > package.
> > > > > 4) Import the python-sqlite package from Rawhide and have the devel
> > > > > branch pruned once it's synced for FC3.
> > > 
> > > Re 4) there is a python-sqlite in FC-3 branch already and it's for
> > > the v2 sqlite version.
> > 
> > Yes, hence step 3.
> 
> Can we let the FC-3 branch rest in peace until everything is sorted out
> in "devel"? That's all I would like to recommend.
>  
> > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 18:39 +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> > > Right. And the question is not silly. I find it natural to develop and
> > > prepare for FC4 and only do major version upgrades for FE3 if there is
> > > demand [in form of package dependencies].
> > 
> > As you had mentioned yourself in f-e-c, "the sudden appearance of sqlite
> > v3 in Rawhide has created chaos", and I'm just trying to help clean it
> > up.
> 
> Yes, but in "devel" please. ;)
>  
> > If it isn't dealt with soon then it will be too late, and anyone that
> > has kannel or moodss installed will be unable to cleanly upgrade to FC4
> > without manual intervention.
> 
> Maybe taking this topic to maintainers-list or filing bug reports would
> help? I mean, either the existing sqlite deps can be updated to work with
> sqlite v3 or they cannot. In case of the latter, an sqlite2 package is
> what has been suggested some time ago (also in the %prep section of the
> sqlite package in "devel" when sqlite appeared in Rawhide).
> 
> > Now, shall I proceed with the creation and import of a sqlite2 package
> > that obsoletes sqlite < 3?
> 
> In "devel" that would be the road of least surprise, also with regard
> to Jean-Luc's need to sqlite tcl, which had appeared in Rawhide and then
> was removed again, btw.

Fair enough, one step at a time works for me. I'll put together a
sqlite2 package and submit the spec file for review. Then once it's been
imported I'll file bugs against each of the packages affected in order
to get the deps changed.

-- 
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ivazquez at ivazquez.net>
http://fedora.ivazquez.net/

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