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On 12/19/20 1:06 PM, Peter Stuge (peter AT stuge DOT se) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>> I increased the minimum required version numbers to those included in
>> Debian 10 (soon to be oldstable) because that's the oldest distribution
>> I test with.
> 
> Please never *ever* do that.
> 
> You need to encode the *actual* minimum required dependencies in
> configure.ac, not what your particular testing environment uses.
> 
> Forcing unneccessary upgrades is absolutely not okay.

   Agreed 100%.  I'm running on a not-very-old Mint install (19.3), and 
I need this computer to keep working because it's one of the tools that 
I use to make a living.  I can't just arbitrarily upgrade this package 
or that library for BS requirements, because that can break things, 
which is something that I absolutely cannot afford.

   I've been an under-the-hood UNIX guy for the better part of forty 
years, and I can fix things if they break, but something like this can 
cost me time that I cannot afford.

>> If gEDA/gaf 1.10.0 worked with your system, though, I'm not aware of
>> anything that would change this with gEDA/gaf 1.10.1.
> 
> Then please revert any bumped version requirements. I'd suggest
> releasing 1.10.2 after that.

   Yes, please.

           -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA