Josip Rodin wrote: > On Sat, Mar 20, 2004 at 05:30:21PM -0500, Nathanael Nerode wrote: >> >> remove dict-jargon/4.4.4-4 >> >> FTBFS (#229435). Eventually it will be fixed and it can go in again, >> >> of course. >> > >> > Um. It's Architecture: all. >> So what? It still has source and object files, since it generates stuff >> from XML. > > It's consistent among architectures, and works fine as it is. Not building > from source in a newer environment would be troublesome if we had to > update it later, but even then it can still be solved with patch, and it's > unlikely that any update would be urgent (at least I don't see how a > security bug in a gzipped text file is probable). > >> > Surely not all problems need to be resolved with an axe? >> As I said, "Eventually it will be fixed and it can go in again, of >> course." >> >> Do you want to release with packages which don't build from source? >> That is the only question here. No prejudice against the package. > > No, that's not "the only question here".
OK; if the bug doesn't justify removing the package from testing -- in that case the bug isn't release critical and should be downgraded or marked 'sarge-ignore'. Care to do the honors? -- Make sure your vote will count. http://www.verifiedvoting.org/
