On Tue, Dec 01, 2020 at 12:28:38PM +0100, Julien Cristau wrote: > On Tue, Dec 01, 2020 at 10:56:28AM +0000, Simon McVittie wrote: > > Possible solutions: > > > > - Change at least 622 packages so they have something more like > > Depends: foo-data (>= ${source:Version}), foo-data (<< > > ${source:Version}+c) > > - Change at least 622 packages so that when foo-data is binNMU'd, it > > automatically gets Provides: foo-data (= 1.2-3) > > - Change some more central component so that the dependencies are edited > > or the Provides is added globally
> Make no-change-other-than-version-bump source uploads easier? +1000. For anyone who uses rebuilt packages outside of official Tier-1 infrastructure, binNMUs are nasty. Meow! -- ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Imagine there are bandits in your house, your kid is bleeding out, ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ the house is on fire, and seven giant trumpets are playing in the ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀ sky. Your cat demands food. The priority should be obvious...