[gdal-dev] upgrading to gdal-2.4.2 on debian:buster

[Sebastiaan Couwenberg]

On 2/6/20 1:55 AM, Jon Seymour wrote:
> What is the best way for me to upgrade gdal from 2.4.0 to 2.4.2 on a debian
> buster system?

Create a buster-backports branch from the most recent debian/2.4.x tag
in the package repository, and follow the procedure for backports:

 https://debian-gis-team.pages.debian.net/policy/packaging.html#git-backports

Add your backported package to your own apt repo and use that to upgrade
the installed package, or install it manually.

Since the virtual ABI dependency wasn't updated for every patch release
in 2.4 you don't need to rebuild any of the reverse dependencies when
upgrading to a newer 2.4.x.

Alternatively, work with the package maintainer to get the required
bugfixes into an official stable update, assuming that the severity is
important or higher.

 https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/pkgs.en.html#upload-stable

Kind Regards,

Bas

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