[64studio-devel] need some adivice wrt libc6 and debian/testing

[Free Ekanayaka]

Hi,

|--==> Ichthyostega  writes:

  I> Hello all,
  I> I am a happy 64Studio user.... may I ask for some advice or tips on how to proceed best?
  I> Mainly I am using my 64Studio box for working with ardour + jack and some video editing

  I> But I am involved in Cinelerra developement too. (Cinelerra, the community-version of course).
  I> Typically, devs tend to use bleeding edge, and so the libc6 version starts to cause problems.

  I> 64Studio has libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13 from Etch, while Debian/Testing has a 2.5 version,
  I> which makes adding some packages selectively for developement-related things (like a recent
  I> version of GIT) difficult.

Which packages do you need exactly? If they are only a few it might be
easier to just backport them to etch, rather than running
Debian/testing.

Git 1.5.2 has been backported already:

http://backports.org/debian/pool/main/g/git-core/

  I> What are other peoples experiences with Debian/Testing? is it
  I> very unstable at the moment?

Debian/testing is most of the time in good shape, but if you are
developing an app it's not always nice to constantly change system
libraries, as it might be harder to track bugs.

  I> In the last 1 1/2 years I successfully used a mix of 64Studio and
  I> Etch (high APT-priority for 64Studio packages). In the past
  I> 64Studio had the policy to follow Etch with some care but be not
  I> too far away from bleeding edge to ease participating in
  I> developement. What are your future plans with this?

We are planning to stick to etch till the next stable Debian release,
and to provide backports of the needed applications (mostly audio and
video). This way the risk of introducing new bugs is considerably
lower.

Ciao!

Free