PyKDE, PyQt and SIP up-to-date (and in Hoary)

[Stephan Hermann]

Hi,

Am Donnerstag, den 13.10.2005, 22:16 +0200 schrieb Paul Boddie:
> Hello,
> 
> I've recently been discussing PyKDE and related packages on kubuntu-devel, and 
> it seems like the best approach to get up-to-date packages for Hoary is if 
> the Breezy packages get updated and backported:
> 
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/python/python2.4-kde3
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/python/python2.4-qt3
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/breezy/python/python2.4-sip4-qt3
> 
> Currently, there are Debian packages which provide PyKDE snapshot 20050829, 
> PyQt 3.15 and SIP 4.3.1, and I have successfully built these with revised 
> dependencies for Hoary. I've also managed to build these newer sources for 
> Hoary using slightly modified packaging diffs from the above Ubuntu packages 
> (and with revised dependencies).
> 
> So what are the chances of having more up-to-date versions of these packages 
> in the backports repository?

As I explained, backports are done via this chain:

breezy -> hoary
dapper -> breezy

So it means, new packages will hit dapper first, then they can go to
breezy.

John, before starting to work on those packages, please consult me
first.

Thx,

\sh