Re: [ATTN maintainer] libunistring 1.3 needed

Brian Inglis via Cygwin-apps <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Jan 2026 15:59:38 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.os.cygwin.applications
Organization Systematic Software
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On 2025-07-29 12:44, Brian Inglis wrote:
> Hi Erwin,
> 
> Could you please package the latest libunistring 1.3 (available since last 
> October) as it appears it should fix issues I have updating gettext, according 
> to the upstream maintainer of both.
> 
> I have successfully built a local copy and pushed an update to the CI playground 
> repo:
>      https://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/jobs.cgi?srcpkg=libunistring&id=10200
> 
> https://cygwin.com/cgit/cygwin-packages/libunistring/commit/? 
> id=e3b60bdc62e0b271061159b42391f20606cdb90d
> 
> also defining LICENSE (from README, COPYING.LIB, COPYING) and BUILD_REQUIRES 
> (from DEPENDENCIES), adding ABI for SO/DLL version, and use in `declare` 
> variable definitions, to make future updates easier (tip from Jon Turney).
> 
>  From what I have seen in recent builds, you may no longer need the CFLAGS you 
> define, as they all seem to do that, possibly from using gnulib with autotools.

[BCC DM Erwin]

Hi folks,

With no response to this previous request, for a requirement to build gettext 
under CI, and a new release 1.4.1 available upstream, would anyone have an issue
with my releasing an NMU?

With NMU perms, can I push to libunistring main branch and deploy?

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

La perfection est atteinte                   Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter  not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher  but when there is no more to cut
                                 -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry