On Tue, Dec 24, 2024 at 10:13 AM Steven A. Falco <stevenfalco@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > This proposal mentions major versions 3, 5, and 6, but I don't see any mention of major version 4. > > I don't pretend to understand this in detail, but I am maintaining a project that currently calls for "protoc 25.3" or older, which I think comes from major version 4. Fedora currently has 3.19.6, so that is perfect for my needs. > > My concern is that eventually protobuf3 might be deprecated, and I might have to switch to major version 4. > > Therefore, I'd appreciate a clarification regarding major version 4 in the change proposal. > There is no intention of packaging protobuf4. We will retain protobuf3 as a compatibility package for as long as needed. But it will be deprecated to prevent *new* dependencies on it. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! -- _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to devel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
