[gpodder-devel] convert channel list for new gpodder versions

  • From: thp at perli.net (Thomas Perl)
  • Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:24:11 +0100

Hello Tim!

Tim Michelsen wrote:
> As you may see from the link in my previous email all Ubuntu users will 
> make a huge jump in the next upgrade of their operating system. They 
> will not install 9.5 instead they go from 9.4 directly to 10.3 or later.
> 
> I therefore advise to include a check for a correct channels file into 
> all versions above 9.5.
> 
> Like:
> 
> if in gPodder_config_dir:
>       still exists old channels.xml
>       backup channels.xml to channels.xml_old
>       convert channels.xml to channels.opml
> 
> this procedure could also be included as some sort of tool.

I've added this as a short-term goal on the Wiki:

   http://gpodderwiki.jottit.com/todo

Is it still time to get updates packages into Ubuntu 8.10? I think they 
are already in feature freeze, right?

Thomas


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