backport lyx 1.5.5-1 to hardy

[Nizar Kerkeni]

Binary package hint: lyx

Please backport LyX 1.5.5-1 to Ubuntu Hardy.

This backport will fix Bug 228067. Normally, since LyX 1.5.5 is a bugfix, this would not be eligible for backporting. However, please note that the bug only occurs when hardy-backports is enabled, therefore the fix should appear in hardy-backports as well. There is need to fix a bug when hardy-backports is not enabled as no bug would exist.

The LyX 1.5.5-1 source package is included in Ubuntu Intrepid, but the build fails for all architectures. To get this bug fixed in Ubuntu, the build of LyX in Intrepid should be fixed first (currently it fails to build because of a problem with boost), then LyX 1.5.5-1 can be backported to hardy.

However, a package was successfully created using Prevu. No source changes were necessary.

[EvilGnome (evilgnome)]

Yes, please. This is one of my favorite applications and it kills me to be so behind.

[Dara Adib (daradib)]

Actually, this should be specifically a request for 1.5.5-1, as that is the latest Debian/Ubuntu package. Ubuntu Intrepid never had the source package LyX 1.5.5 in the first place (LyX 1.5.5-1 was auto-synced from Debian unstable).

Normally, since LyX 1.5.5 is a bugfix, this would not be eligible for backporting. However, please note that the bug only occurs when hardy-backports is enabled, therefore the fix should appear in hardy-backports as well. There is need to fix a bug when hardy-backports is not enabled as no bug would exist.

The LyX 1.5.5-1 source package is included in Ubuntu Intrepid, but the build fails for all architectures. To get this bug fixed in Ubuntu, the build of LyX in Intrepid should be fixed first (currently it fails to build because of a problem with boost), then LyX 1.5.5-1 can be backported to hardy.

However, I was successful when creating a package using Prevu. No source changes were necessary. As a result, this backport request is marked as confirmed. I have been using the Prevu-built package without problems for over a month now.

[Jeremy Boden (jeremyboden)]

I have been running 1.5.5-1 (as compiled source) since shortly after the backport corruption.
I can report that it is working perfectly in 64bit AMD 8.04 Ubuntu.

Jeremy

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Ack from ubuntu-backporters.

[Dara Adib (daradib)]

That's great to hear. As I said before, the build of LyX in Intrepid should be fixed (currently it fails to build because of a problem with boost) and LyX 1.5.5-1 can be backported to Hardy.

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

In Progress ==> GREAT :))

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

today (07/02) in the repository :)