Re: [Help-smalltalk] Re: amd 64 and gnu smalltalk

[Sean Allen]

While I use debian all the time and have for years, the package  
terminology is something I've never bothered to learn.

So question, what is a backport?

On Jan 5, 2009, at 12:43 PM, address@hidden wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Indeed I maintain Debian GNU Smalltalk packages, and the version in  
> stable is really old.
>
> Would you be interested in 3.1 backport for etch?
>
> Regards,
>
> Thomas
>
> ----- Mail Original -----
> De: "Paolo Bonzini" <address@hidden>
> À: "Sean Allen" <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Envoyé: Lundi 5 Janvier 2009 17:05:36 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam /  
> Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne
> Objet: Re: [Help-smalltalk] Re: amd 64 and gnu smalltalk
>
>
> > No, I didn't- I only ever use the stable branch. I was tired when i
> > asked the question
> > and completely missed that the last stable gnu smalltalk in debian
> > stable is a 2.1.x
> > version.  Usually they are good about keeping packages for gnu  
> > stuff up
> > to date,
> > must not have a maintainer for the gnu smalltalk anymore.
>
> No, there is one (Thomas Girard).  ISTR that testing is okay, probably
> 3.0.x or 3.1, because GNU Smalltalk missed by very little the deadline
> for the last stabilization.
>
> Paolo
>
>
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