Hi, On Tue, 06 Apr 2010, Christian T. Steigies wrote: > I think circuslinux does not actually use dbs, I was just preparing to use > it. Do I have to upload a new version to remove it from the build-depends or > could I wait for a new upstream version, or until I switch the package to > quilt or cdbs? I am afraid when I change the build system, that I will > introduce new bugs... but simply dropping the build-depends should not cause > any harm (I hope).
You are the maintainer, you should know whether it uses dbs or not. In any case, it claims to need it since it's in Build-Depends (but apparently I see nothing making use of dbs in the rules file). In general the packaging of circuslinux is quite messy, debian/rules is an horror to read. You should really consider switching to something more modern like tiny rules of debhelper 7 and "3.0 (quilt)" source format to manage changes to upstream files (there are many lying in .diff.gz currently). You have no reason to fear introducing bugs, use debdiff to compare resulting packages, use pbuilder to verify that it builds fine... but since you are DD you are supposed to know all this already, don't you? Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Like what I do? Sponsor me: http://ouaza.com/wp/2010/01/05/5-years-of-freexian/ My Debian goals: http://ouaza.com/wp/2010/01/09/debian-related-goals-for-2010/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
