Source: protobuf Version: 3.6.1-3 X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-...@lists.debian.org, debian-hurd@lists.debian.org
Hi, For some reason, the "solution" for #837310 was to restrict protobuf to build only on Linux architectures. That doesn't solve anything other than remove the red on the buildd.d.o pages. Lots of packages out there need protobuf to build. Please reinstate the architecture list as Architecture: any immediately, as this is not a valid reason to restrict the architecture list, and either debug the issue yourself on a porterbox or let somebody else do it. Architecture: foo (where foo is neither any nor all) should *only* be used when a package has large quantities of architecture-specific code and porting it would be a serious undertaking (generally kernels, compilers and low-level system libraries). As a porter it is far more useful to have packages like this in Build-Attempted/Failed than in Not-For-Us, since the latter are far less visible at a glance. I also see no attempt to contact either the GNU/Hurd or GNU/kFreeBSD porters. James
