also sprach Joe Healy <[email protected]> [2013.09.08.1538 +0200]:
> My understanding is that backports are built against other backports,
> but I have not yet witnessed it personally.

This is not the case. Backports are built against stable as much as
possible. If you need a backport, you have to version the
build-dependency.

> My sponsor (Martin Krafft) is able to, but where possible would
> prefer the package maintainer to do so.

(it just seems to make more sense…)

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