From bounce-debian-mentors=bremner=unb.ca@lists.debian.org Wed Jul 30 18:58:08 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca Delivery-date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:58:08 -0300 Received: from mailserv4.its.unb.ca ([131.202.1.27]) by pivot.cs.unb.ca with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KOJgO-0006sl-40 for bremner@pivot.cs.unb.ca; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:58:08 -0300 Received: from mx4.nbpei-ecn.ca (mx4.nbpei-ecn.ca [198.164.163.197]) by mailserv4.its.unb.ca (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m6ULw0tR027358 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:58:02 -0300 Received: from mx4.nbpei-ecn.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Postfix) with SMTP id 3404F7C4020 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:58:00 -0300 (ADT) Received: from liszt.debian.org (liszt.debian.org [82.195.75.100]) by mx4.nbpei-ecn.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id E44527C401B for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:57:59 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with QMQP id 7490A13A56BD; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:57:56 +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=-11.4 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,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 35C2E13A5652 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:57:50 +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 15005-16 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:57:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from torres.zugschlus.de (torres6.zugschlus.de [IPv6:2a01:198:231:1::1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by liszt.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D6BC13A54BF for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:57:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mh by torres.zugschlus.de with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KOJg0-0005uU-Qf for debian-mentors@lists.debian.org; Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:57:44 +0200 Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:57:44 +0200 From: Marc Haber To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: versioned Build-Depends on debhelper Message-ID: <20080730215744.GF20919@torres.zugschlus.de> References: <20080730182218.GA23851@shota.mine.nu> <87ej5bgjle.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <87ej5bgjle.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.93.3, clamav-milter version 0.93.3 on mailserv4.its.unb.ca X-Virus-Scanned: at lists.debian.org with policy bank en-lt X-Amavis-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.001 tagged_above=3.6 required=5.3 tests=[GMAIL=1, LDO_WHITELIST=-5, NO_RELAYS=-0.001] 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/42403 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: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:57:56 +0000 (UTC) X-PMX-Version: 5.4.2.338381, Antispam-Engine: 2.6.0.325393, Antispam-Data: 2008.7.30.214514 X-PerlMx-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='BODY_SIZE_1000_1099 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, __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 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. I might be missing arguments for removing the version, but I have only been a DD for like seven years. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org