Hi Johannes!

On Di, 2015-07-28 at 17:31 +0200, Johannes Schauer wrote:
> Source: ui-gxmlcpp
> Version: 1.4.3-1
> Severity: serious
> Justification: Policy 2.2.1

(...)

> the source package for ui-gxmlcpp includes a ./configure and
> ../aclocal.m4 without including their source. If ./configure and
> ../aclocal.m4 are removed, then the package cannot be built anymore.
> 
> For example, the current aclocal.m4 contains parts of ui-auto but
> ui-gxmlcpp does not build depend on that package.
> 
> Please add the missing bits so that this source package can be built
> from source again and does not require autogenerated scripts like
> ../configure and ./aclocal.m4.

Ok, switching to autoreconf (with b-d on ui-auto) is an option I will
consider.

Could you ponder a bit more why you think this is a policy violation? It
seems a bit harsh considering how autotools work, and everything can be
rebuild within Debian/main -- but maybe I missed something ;).

Thanks!

Stephan


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