[Bug 572233] Review Request: compat-tracker - Compatibilty libraries and tools for tracker-0.6.x

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--- Comment #18 from Hicham HAOUARI <hicham.haouari at gmail.com> 2010-04-23 13:54:12 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #17)
> (In reply to comment #16)
> 
> > Conclusion :
> > - Unless https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=564997 is really fixed, I
> > don't think I will approve that package.    
> 
> Which means ;) ;
> 
> i. You're holding me responsible for a bug which is not mine

I am not, I just want to make sure that the package that you are packaging this
for is worth it.

> ii. Preventing update of tracker to tracker-0.8.x in F-13, because the update
> rule in Fedora is not to issue an update that breaks other packages.

Packages that are worth it ( maintained upstream at least )

> Note that the fact that paperbox-0.4.4-1.fc13 doesn't build doesn't mean the
> 'paperbox' package is broken (ATM), the version currently in F-13 repo works as
> it was intended.

It works, doesn't mean it is OK. Most probably the missing method in new gtkmm
that paperbox relies on will cause trouble at some point during runtime.

> iii. Reducing the quality of F-13 release by denying users improvements in
> tracker-0.8.x  (see bugz.fedoraproject.org/tracker for list of potential
> fixes).

That is another reason to wipe tracker-0.6.x off F-13.

> 
> 
> PS: I don't think the Fedora maintainer for paperbox is capable of fixing its
> current build issues and/or updating it for tracker >= 0.7. Upstream paperbox
> maintainer has stated he has no interest in maintaining the package anymore
> (personal communication), and the Fedora maintainer is not interested in
> deprecating it yet (really it still 'works').    

Two solutions then : ( I don't see any other )
- Patch it to build
- Kill it


Personal opinion : 
Just update to tracker-0.8.x in F-13 and let the maintainer of paperbox assume
his responsibilities. I don't like the idea of creating conflicts between
packages just for a single package that is dead upstream.

I will try to get more information about what to do in this case from Fedora
Board.

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