[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #60016] libqhull was deprecated in favor of libqhull_r

[Rik]

Follow-up Comment #10, bug #60016 (project octave):

I would also be okay in just moving ahead with this.  The change will happen
on dev which will become Octave 7.0 only in 2022.  By that time, even 16.04
will be five years past introduction and past its normal End-of-Life.

The other thing to check would be whether, even if it isn't included by
default, libqhull_r can be built from source on those operating systems.  I
assume that organizations which have a need for those long-term releases
employ competent system administrators.  As long as a sysadmin could still
make Octave available on an older OS I see no issue in continuing.

I don't want the tail to wag the dog here.  I think user's of these very
long-lived OSes are probably 10% or less of our base.

    _______________________________________________________

Reply to this item at:

  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?60016>

_______________________________________________
  Message sent via Savannah
  https://savannah.gnu.org/