Bug#837745: xml-core: Makes packages to FTBFS with 'Unexpected debhelper version format'

2016-09-30 Thread Michael Biebl
On Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:38:42 +0100 Santiago Vila wrote: > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 03:00:47PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote: > > > Idea 1: remove this whole check; debhelper >= 9.20120909 is already > > satisfied in oldstable, so this doesn't serve any purpose any more. > > I

Bug#837745: xml-core: Makes packages to FTBFS with 'Unexpected debhelper version format'

2016-09-30 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 30.09.2016 um 16:17 schrieb Michael Biebl: > On Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:38:42 +0100 Santiago Vila wrote: >> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 03:00:47PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote: >> >>> Idea 1: remove this whole check; debhelper >= 9.20120909 is already >>> satisfied in oldstable, so

Bug#837745: xml-core: Makes packages to FTBFS with 'Unexpected debhelper version format'

2016-09-26 Thread Santiago Vila
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 03:00:47PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote: > Idea 1: remove this whole check; debhelper >= 9.20120909 is already > satisfied in oldstable, so this doesn't serve any purpose any more. I think this is the best thing to do. No need to find the "right fix" for something which

Bug#837745: xml-core: Makes packages to FTBFS with 'Unexpected debhelper version format'

2016-09-26 Thread gregor herrmann
On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:29:57 +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: > The regexp quoted by Sven is used in this way: > > $1 > 9 or ($1 == 9 and $2 >= '20120909') or error('debhelper 9.20120909 or > later required'); > > So what is really required here is to check that this is true: > >

Bug#837745: xml-core: Makes packages to FTBFS with 'Unexpected debhelper version format'

2016-09-23 Thread Santiago Vila
Dear Perl maintainers: This package has not had a maintainer upload in some time, so maybe it will eventually need to be NMUed again. Would be possible for you to suggest a good fix for this bug? https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=837745#10 The regexp quoted by Sven is used in