Bug#971432: debhelper: Build fails when transitional package is configured in control file

2020-09-30 Thread Arjen Balfoort
On Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:25:12 +0200 Niels Thykier wrote: > Hi, > > You have hit an intentional design choice from debhelper - one that I am > admittedly have been considering to change for exactly this the problem > you are running into. > > What happens is that debhelper special-cases

Bug#971432: debhelper: Build fails when transitional package is configured in control file

2020-09-30 Thread Niels Thykier
Arjen Balfoort: > Package: debhelper > Version: 13.2.1 > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: arjenbalfo...@hotmail.com > > Dear Maintainer, > > * What led up to the situation? > I needed a package name change of a pybuild package. > > * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or

Bug#971432: debhelper: Build fails when transitional package is configured in control file

2020-09-30 Thread Arjen Balfoort
Package: debhelper Version: 13.2.1 Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: arjenbalfo...@hotmail.com Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? I needed a package name change of a pybuild package. * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or ineffective)? I added the configuration