[ITA] gsasl libgsasl{7,-common,-devel,-doc} gsasl 2

[Brian Inglis]

On 2022-07-18 05:43, Marco Atzeri wrote:
> On 18.07.2022 07:10, Brian Inglis wrote:
>> I'd like to adopt orphaned package gsasl as new versions have been 
>> released.
>>
>>      https://cygwin.com/packages/summary/gsasl-src.html
>>
> 
> all yours
> 
>> https://cygwin.com/git-cygwin-packages/?p=git/cygwin-packages/gsasl.git
>>
>> I've rebuilt current 1.8 and upgraded releases 1.8.1, 1.10, 2.0, and
>> 2.0.1 for x86/i686 and x86_64 without any issues.
>> The 2.0.1 build was run in GitHub Actions CI using the gsasl repo
>> playground branch; see:
>>
>>      https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/jobs.cgi?srcpkg=gsasl
>>
>> and scallywag logs are at:
>>
>>      https://github.com/cygwin/scallywag/actions/runs/2682310926
>>
>> I'd like to release 1.10 which is ABI compatible, as a test release with
>> libcurl4 depending on it (also mine), a lot of libraries depend on that,
>> and a lot of packages depend on those; try:
>>
>>      $ cygcheck-dep -qSN libgsasl7 | less
>>
>> Release 2.0 jumps to libgsasl18, so that should probably be released as
>> gsasl2/libgsasl2-{common,-devel,-doc}, and libcurl4 built and test 
>> released with that?
>>
>> Should the new library stay as libgsasl18 or be named libgsasl2_18?
> 
> I would follow the name of the library.
> If it is just cyggsasl-18.dll use libgsasl18
> 
>> How to rebuild libcurl4 with libgsasl2-devel using libgsasl{2_}18?
> 
> I suggest to avoid collision between version 1 and 2.
> possibly moving away the old version and leaving in the usual place the 
> last one
> 
> /usr/include/*.h -> /usr/include/gsasl1/*.h
> usr/lib/libgsasl.dll.a usr/lib/gsasl1/libgsasl.dll.a

Grazie Marco, for the "adoption papers" ;^> and the advice.

Others' further thoughts are still sought and will be gratefully 
received and ad[ao]pted ;^>

-- 
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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