openbabel package needs upgrade

[gaston]

Binary package hint: libopenbabel1

The OpenBabel version should be upgraded to 2.1 for Gutsy Gibbon.

OpenBabel 2.1 has been released on April 7, see http://openbabel.sourceforge.net/wiki/Open_Babel_2.1.0

The current packaged version, 2.0.2, is not recent enough for some apps that users may want to run by the time Gutsy is out:
1) Kalzium in KDE 4.0 requires OpenBabel 2.1 for the 3D-viewer feature
2) Avogadro (http://avogadro.sourceforge.net)

By the way, the package name libopenbabel1 is misleading as it seems to suggest the version is 1.x. Maybe rename it to libopenbabel ?

Cheers,
Benoit (a Kalzium, OpenBabel, Avogadro developer)

[LaserJock (laserjock)]

Hi Benoit,

This is being handled in Debian currently, Michael Banck, et. al are still working on a few issues [0]. We will make sure to sync openbabel 2.1 once it hits Debian unstable. We do indeed need it for other apps (gchemutils is another).

-Jordan

[0] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/debichem-devel/2007-May/000050.html

[gaston (jacob-math)]

Hi Jordan,

that's perfect! I hope the resolution of the remaining issues will go
well.

-Benoit

PS. Best wishes for gchemutils development... especially since we have
this common interest in openbabel and packaging :)

On Mon, 21 May 2007, Jordan Mantha wrote:

> Hi Benoit,
>
> This is being handled in Debian currently, Michael Banck, et. al are
> still working on a few issues [0]. We will make sure to sync openbabel
> 2.1 once it hits Debian unstable. We do indeed need it for other apps
> (gchemutils is another).
>
> -Jordan
>
> [0] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/debichem-
> devel/2007-May/000050.html
>
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[William Grant (wgrant)]

We have 2.1.1 in Gutsy.