tags 634807 + pending thanks Hi
On Tuesday 03 January 2012, Robert Millan wrote: > Package: lirc > Severity: wishlist > User: [email protected] > Usertags: linux-any > > The debian/control file in lirc uses a negated list of architectures > to specify a package relationship (most likely Build-Depends) on a > Linux-specific package. I.e. something like: > > Build-Depends: libfoo-dev [!kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64 !hurd-i386] > > This is problematic because it will fail for any future kfreebsd-* or hurd-* > architecture (like the upcoming kfreebsd-mipsel port). The correct way > would be to use dpkg architecture wildcards, e.g.: > > Build-Depends: libfoo-dev [linux-any] > > Please consider making this adjustment to make life easier for future > porting efforts. [...] Thanks for the notice, I've committed an according patch to svn[1]. I can't give an ETA for an upload at this moment, because we need to debug issues with devices exposing both an RC_CORE and lirc interface to userspace first, but it's supposed to get uploaded relatively soon and definately in time for wheezy. Regards Stefan Lippers-Hollmann [1] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-lirc-changes/2012-January/000573.html
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