[Ubuntu] Package Updating

[Alex Mandel]

The dependency order is the tricky one for sure. I've started trying to
map that https://trac.osgeo.org/ubuntugis/wiki/BuildOrder

New volunteers, here's a draft of steps to upgrade and existing package
from oneiric to precise. If you want to give it a try, push to your own
ppa, and after verifying it all works (and you can install the package
from there) email the list and we can copy it over to the main repos.
https://trac.osgeo.org/ubuntugis/wiki/PackageUpdates

Edits, suggestions, corrections welcome...

Right now I'm uploading gdal 1.9 for precise. After I test it will get
pushed to unstable.

I'm still working to figure out what else needs to be rebuilt for
precise in order to get QGIS 1.7.4 in both stable and unstable.

As and FYI proj 4.8, geos 3.3.x, postgis 2, qgis 1.8 will all be heading
for ubuntugis-testing repo as they get packaged. That way we don't have
to wait on any of those to get precise packages cloned now.

Thanks,
Alex

On 04/23/2012 05:10 AM, Alan Boudreault wrote:
> Hi Alex,
> 
> I would be glad to see a list of what need to be upgraded for precise
> (that means for all other release). Also, if some packages doesn't need
> upgrade, you could probably do the upload for precise. (Note that we
> have to respect the dependencies order)
> 
> Thanks,
> Alan
> 
> On 12-04-18 04:09 PM, Alex Mandel wrote:
>> So I wanted to help get all the packages lined up for the Precise
>> Pangolin release and was wondering if we have a simple checklist to
>> follow for doing such things (eg. download file, change text in version,
>> do a debuild and then a dput?). I'm talking about existing packages that
>> are already working, though I assume some packages need dep changes (eg.
>> geos).
>>
>> As a first step I attempted to copy packages from unstable to my
>> personal ppa last night. Some of which worked, but clearly isn't right
>> as the names say oneiric in them.
>> https://launchpad.net/~wildintellect/+archive/wildintellect
>>
>> 2nd topic is that I'd like to help clean up and straighten out the
>> packages we've got. For example, move Postgis 1.5 to stable and get
>> Postgis 2.0 into unstable, GDAL 1.8 to stable, GDAL 1.9 to unstable,
>> etc...
>>
>> I'm hoping that by learning to do the simple stuff and creating a
>> checklist.
>> 1. I can train more people to help do the mundane stuff
>> 2. By handling the more mundane free up you packaging masters to handle
>> the trickier stuff.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
>>
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