backport of libctl3

[Thorsten Alteholz-4]

Hi,

I would like to backport the actual version of meep (a FDTD simulation
software package developed at MIT) to lenny and maybe also to etch.
The first step in a long row would be libctl3 which I just uploaded to
mentors:

http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libctl/libctl_3.1.0-1~bpo50+1.dsc

As this is my first backport, could you please have a look at this package
and tell me whether it is ok for lenny-backport?

   Thorsten

[Gerfried Fuchs-6]

        Hello!

* Thorsten Alteholz <debian@...> [2009-10-05 19:57:26 CEST]:
> I would like to backport the actual version of meep (a FDTD simulation
> software package developed at MIT) to lenny and maybe also to etch.
> The first step in a long row would be libctl3 which I just uploaded to
> mentors:

 When you say long row what do you actually mean with it? How much are
we speaking about?

> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/l/libctl/libctl_3.1.0-1~bpo50+1.dsc

 I wonder, why? There is libctl3 in stable so why do you think it would
need this newer version? Given that it's the same ABI/API level it
should work with the version from stable too, not?

 Thanks. :)
Rhonda

[Thorsten Alteholz-4]

Hi Rhonda,

On Tue, 6 Oct 2009, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
> When you say long row what do you actually mean with it? How much are
> we speaking about?

ok, maybe I exaggerated a bit. Besides meep it is only libctl that needs a
new version. The rest should be already available in lenny.

> I wonder, why? There is libctl3 in stable so why do you think it would
> need this newer version?

The current version in stable is 3.0.2. In version 3.0.3 a new function
was added, so I think that backport is really needed.

    Thorsten