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Re: multiple Unison packages?
- From: Schulman dot Andrew at epamail dot epa dot gov
- To: Max Bowsher <maxb at ukf dot net>
- Cc: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com, Gerrit Haase <gp at familiehaase dot de>,Richard Lethin <lethin at reservoir dot com>
- Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 16:32:18 -0500
- Subject: Re: multiple Unison packages?
> The archive format is an on-disk thing, and not really relevant to
network
> compatibility.
> The reason for the (overly) strict initial version check is to avoid
any
> need for versioning or compatibility in the protocol that follows the
> initial greeting.
Ah, okay.
> Debian seem to be packaging just the current stable 2.9.1.
True, but they're lagging. 2.9.1 is fairly old, and there have been
some substantial bug fixes since then. I wrote to the current Unison
maintainer for Debian a few months ago, and asked whether he planned to
package a later version. He said yes, but first he had to fly around
the world and then write a PhD dissertation.
I wonder which version other major distros are using. I can look into
that. If the major distros are all stuck in 2.9.1, then I guess I can
just package 2.9.1 and everyone will be able to talk to each other, at
least until the <a href="
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unison-users/message/2885">deadlock
bug</a> kicks in.
> I suggest following their example, and trying to convince the upstream
> maintainers that their current compatibility scheme is extremely
> packaging-unfriendly.
Fair enough, but Unison development has "officially" stopped, which
means that a new feature in the Unison protocol is unlikely to be
implemented any time soon.
OTOH, maybe I can convince the developers that it's time to release a
new stable version, including the many bug fixes since 2.9.1. Then we
can prod everyone else to upgrade to that.