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Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports

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On Thu, 11 Jan 2018, deloptes wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> 
> > I can see what you are saying about mixing stable and unstable but don't
> > completely follow it in this case. Only mc and mc-data from unstable are
> > needed and the libraries on stable are sufficient to produce a working
> > mc. Are you suggesting these libraries could be subject to future change?
> 
> Brian, not future - present changes. You compile the code against higher
> version of the library and use it with lower version. If the library was
> changed (lower -> higher), the program can break when this part of the code
> is executed. This might be true for mc or not, we don't know, but the risk
> is there. If OP is lucky there won't be an issue, but there is no
> guarantee.
> 

I wouldn't install mc from unstable or testing on stretch, BUT I do love 
the program.  I don't consider it broken at all, and over the years it has 
been well-maintained and I appreciate it.  I use it all day every day, so 
maybe the best way to get it backported is to setup a testing system and 
test it and file some bugs.

The maintainer already has that on his radar, so maybe it's possible.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=858808

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404 trying to use stretch/backports Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-11 08:10 +0100
  Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports likcoras <likcoras@riseup.net> - 2018-01-11 08:20 +0100
    Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-11 08:30 +0100
      Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-01-11 09:10 +0100
  Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-01-11 10:00 +0100
    Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports Sven Hoexter <sven@timegate.de> - 2018-01-11 10:20 +0100
      Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-11 13:40 +0100
        Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports Sven Hoexter <sven@timegate.de> - 2018-01-11 13:50 +0100
          Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-01-11 14:20 +0100
            Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2018-01-11 20:30 +0100
              Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-11 20:50 +0100
                Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-01-11 22:10 +0100
                Re: 404 trying to use stretch/backports bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-01-11 22:20 +0100

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