Tim Retout wrote: > There is a bug in sbuild on various buildds (at least hppa, ia64, mips, > mipsel, s390, sparc) with versioned dependencies and virtual packages. > The details are in bug #395271, and it was fixed in sbuild 0.57.4-1.
versioned dependencies on virtual packages are not supported and are still a bug AFAICS. > The end result is that various RC bug fixes are not moving into testing. > Packages affected include libdbd-sqlite3-perl and sympa (but probably > more - arch-dependent packages build-depending on more recent versions > of perl libraries that are also provided in the perl-modules package are > just the ones I'm noticing most). The respective packages need to be fixed IMHO. > I don't know who to talk to to get this fixed. :) Do I have to persuade > six sets of individual buildd maintainers that the patch from the bug > needs applying? Could the release team help to persuade them that this > is important (indeed, release-critical)? This is an ongoing process, having a more recent sbuild on them is also needed to properly support new package format for instance... Cheers Luk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
