Bug#1144469: transition: libcec

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On Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:37:18 +0200 "Barak A. Pearlmutter" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> User: [email protected]
> Usertags: transition
> 
> Dear Release Team,
> 
> I would like to request a transition slot for libcec, which I just
> dput.
> 
> Upstream 8.1.6 bumps SONAME from libcec.so.7 to libcec.so.8, so shared
> library package is renamed libcec7 -> libcec8. No API changes that
> affect the reverse dependencies. (The ABI change is just the addition
> of three fields at the end of libcec_configuration.)
> 
>   unstable now:   libcec 7.1.1-2   (libcec7)
>   to be uploaded: libcec 8.1.6+dfsg-1   (libcec8)
> 
> Reverse dependencies of libcec7, and what they need:
> 
>   kodi                       (kodi-bin)
>   vdr-plugin-xineliboutput   (xineliboutput-fbfe, xineliboutput-sxfe,
>                               xineliboutput-wlfe)
> 
> Both need only a binNMU. The development package is libcec-dev,
> unversioned.

This is very small, but it will probably clash with other multimedia 
transitions. So please upload to experimental first, and let us know once the 
package has been accepted.

Cheers,
Emilio