On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 07:13:38AM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
>
> On 28 November 2016 at 14:13, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> | Package: r-cran-rcmdr
> | Version: 2.3-1-1
> | Severity: serious
> |
> | r-cran-rgl was removed on armel (see #842088).
> |
> | r-cran-rcmdr is currently not able to re-enter testing
> | since its dependencies cannot be fulfilled on armel.
> |
> | There are two options for r-cran-rcmdr to re-enter testing:
It seems I did express myself in a misleading way.
I meant "either 1. OR 2.",
> | 1. make the r-cran-rgl dependency !armel if that makes sense
>
> I can (and will now) do that.
>
> | 2. - let src:rcmdr build-depend on r-cran-rgl so that it gets built
> | only on architectures where the latter is available, plus
>
> I'll do that too. It is an old package with many Suggests; I usually try to
> keep Depends and Build-Depends in check.
Now you have:
Build-Depends: r-cran-rgl
Depends: r-cran-rgl [!armel]
You are removing r-cran-rgl from the dependencies on armel,
while ensuring through the build dependencies that it won't ever get
built again on armel.
> | - RM: r-cran-rcmdr [armel] to get rid of the old package
>
> How do I file those again?
You only need this for option 2., the easiest way is:
reportbug ftp.debian.org
> rcmdr 2.3.1-2 uploaded. Thanks.
>
> Dirk
cu
Adrian
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