From bounce-debian-mentors=bremner=unb.ca@lists.debian.org Thu Jul 31 05:05:44 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca Delivery-date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:05:44 -0300 Received: from mailserv2.unb.ca ([131.202.1.10]) by pivot.cs.unb.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KOTAO-0000On-8T for bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:05:44 -0300 Received: from mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca (mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca [198.164.163.196]) by mailserv2.unb.ca (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m6V85apt027849 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:05:39 -0300 Received: from mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 7DF3AD943A for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:05:36 -0300 (ADT) Received: from liszt.debian.org (liszt.debian.org [82.195.75.100]) by mx3.nbpei-ecn.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D5C0D9438 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:05:36 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with QMQP id 22AA813A62EA; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:05:33 +0000 (UTC) Old-Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on liszt.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-10.0 required=4.0 tests=GMAIL,LDOSUBSCRIBER, LDO_WHITELIST autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 X-Original-To: lists-debian-mentors@liszt.debian.org Delivered-To: lists-debian-mentors@liszt.debian.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D90A213A62E6 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:05:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from liszt.debian.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (lists.debian.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 2525) with ESMTP id 22851-99 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:05:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from contrabass.post.ru (contrabass.post.ru [85.21.78.5]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1F8C13A62E4 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:05:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from corbina.ru (mail.post.ru [195.14.50.16]) by contrabass.post.ru (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B18E158DF2 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:05:21 +0400 (MSD) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.93.3, clamav-milter version 0.93.3 on mailserv2.unb.ca X-Virus-Scanned: by cgpav Uf39PSi9pFi9oFi9 Received: from [10.120.62.79] (account tsukasa@post.ru HELO localhost.localdomain) by corbina.ru (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.14) with ESMTPSA id 894297288 for debian-mentors@lists.debian.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:05:21 +0400 Received: from stas by localhost.localdomain with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KOTA1-0004Yt-UM for debian-mentors@lists.debian.org; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:05:21 +0400 Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:05:21 +0400 From: Stanislav Maslovski To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: versioned Build-Depends on debhelper Message-ID: <20080731080521.GA15877@shota.mine.nu> Mail-Followup-To: Stanislav Maslovski , debian-mentors@lists.debian.org References: <20080730182218.GA23851@shota.mine.nu> <87ej5bgjle.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu> <20080730215744.GF20919@torres.zugschlus.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080730215744.GF20919@torres.zugschlus.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Virus-Scanned: at lists.debian.org with policy bank en-lt X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-4 tagged_above=3.6 required=5.3 tests=[GMAIL=1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5] X-Rc-Virus: 2007-09-13_01 X-Rc-Spam: 2007-10-04_01 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-From: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/42409 X-Loop: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Precedence: list Resent-Sender: debian-mentors-request@lists.debian.org Resent-Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:05:33 +0000 (UTC) X-PMX-Version: 5.4.2.338381, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.7.31.75219 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='BODY_SIZE_1200_1299 0, BODY_SIZE_5000_LESS 0, __BOUNCE_CHALLENGE_SUBJ 0, __CD 0, __CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __FRAUD_419_BODY_WEBMAIL 0, __FRAUD_419_WEBMAIL 0, __FRAUD_419_WEBMAIL_FROM 0, __FROM_GMAIL 0, __HAS_LIST_HEADER 0, __HAS_LIST_HELP 0, __HAS_LIST_SUBSCRIBE 0, __HAS_LIST_UNSUBSCRIBE 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Sender-Verified: bounce-debian-mentors=bremner=unb.ca@lists.debian.org On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 11:57:44PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 02:14:53PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Stanislav Maslovski writes: > > > My sponsor asked me to delete versioned build dependency on debhelper. > > > > I think this is bad advice. > > I agree. There are people building Debian packages on older releases, > and having a package fail because a known versioned dependency had its > version removed it a disservice to those people. That was my concern also. However, Romain pointed out that Etch (which will soon become oldstable) has debhelper of ver. > 5 so there should not be problems with backporting to it. > I might be missing arguments for removing the version, but I have only > been a DD for like seven years. Marc, Russ, thank you for your answers. Unfortunately, the package has been already sponsored and uploaded to NEW. I think that at this stage this change should be harmless. I will return the versioned dependency back when preparing the next modification of the package. -- Stanislav -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org