Package: sponsorship-requests
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-CC: j...@debian.org aure...@debian.org

Dear Jonas and mentors,

I prepared an NMU for package libmarpa to solve bug #870603 (multiarch-support
removal). As a result, I am looking for a sponsor to help to upload this
package into experimental. Since Jonas is listed in the lowNMU list and that
the change is trival, I'm not asking for an upload into the DELAYED queue.

Jonas, looks like you haven't worked on this package since 2014. It might be
better to review this package again recently since keeping a package in
experimental for a long time is generally not a good idea.


 * Package name    : libmarpa
   Version         : 6.1.0~dfsg-1.1
   Upstream Author : Jeffrey Kegler
 * URL             : 
https://jeffreykegler.github.io/Marpa-web-site/libmarpa.html
 * License         : LGPL-3+
   Section         : libs

  It builds those binary packages:

     libmarpa-dev - BNF grammar parser - development headers
     libmarpa0 deb - BNF grammar parser - runtime library
     libmarpa0-dbg - BNF grammar parser - debugging symbols


  To access further information about this package, please visit the
following URL:

  https://mentors.debian.net/package/libmarpa


  Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this command:

    dget -x 
https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/libm/libmarpa/libmarpa_6.1.0~dfsg-1.1.dsc



The full NMU diff is provided and attached here.


diff -Nru libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/changelog 
libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/changelog
--- libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/changelog        2014-07-06 17:21:08.000000000 
-0400
+++ libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/changelog        2018-08-12 22:09:56.000000000 
-0400
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+libmarpa (6.1.0~dfsg-1.1) experimental; urgency=medium
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Drop hardcoded pre-depends on multiarch-support.
+    (Closes: #870603)
+
+ -- Boyuan Yang <073p...@gmail.com>  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 22:09:56 -0400
+
 libmarpa (6.1.0~dfsg-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial packaging release.
diff -Nru libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/rules libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/rules
--- libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/rules    2014-07-06 17:00:05.000000000 -0400
+++ libmarpa-6.1.0~dfsg/debian/rules    2018-08-12 22:09:51.000000000 -0400
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 DEB_UPSTREAM_REPACKAGE_EXCLUDES += \
  ./t/etc/wall_proof.txt
 
-# Multiarch quirk (see also other uses of that variable in this file)
-CDBS_PREDEPENDS_$(libpkg) = $(if $(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH),multiarch-support)
-
 DEB_SRCDIR = libmarpa_dist
 DEB_BUILDDIR = build


--
Regards,
Boyuan Yang

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