Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a tapoté :

> Package: pdbv
> Severity: normal
> Followup-For: Bug #212741
>
> [Mathieu Roy]
>> However, setting the dependancy if debhelper to 4.1.16 is a bit
>> problematic to me: the package will no longer be installable on Debian
>> 3.0, which is something that matters to me (since nothing in the
>> software requires something not shipped in Debian 3.0).
>
> Bzzzt, the patch is about Build-Depends-Indep which does certainly
> not make this package uninstallable on woody.

Hum, correct.

> If you are looking for crazy justifications, you might argue that
> your package cannot then be easily backported.  Oh yes some people
> need to backport packages they can install, never mind.  If you fall
> under this category, please look at openssh, Colin Watson wrote its
> debian/rules so that it works with or without po-debconf.
>
> And please, read debconf documentation or debconf own templates files
> to learn how they have to be formatted.

I think I did but it was some times ago. Are they in very bad shape?

> When you apply Michel's patch, double-check the new debian/templates
>file, you as the maintainer know better which fields can be
>translated and which ones must not change. (e.g. I guess that basic
>should not be translated)

You guess right.


Regards,
-- 
Mathieu Roy

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