Am 17.10.2017 um 12:40 schrieb Matthias Klose: > On 14.10.2017 11:29, Emmanuel Bourg wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> FYI many Java packages are currently failing to build due to a >> regression in CDBS 0.4.143 (#878510). The DEB_UPSTREAM_VERSION variable >> now contains the Debian revision and the builds typically break during >> the install phase because the path of the jars to install becomes wrong. > > I see that many packages are now converted to use plain debhelper. Should > that > be a soft release goal for all java packages?
I believe that's more or less already the case but is nowhere documented. I always do it when I come across a CDBS package which needs a major update anyway. I also think that focusing on DH will make maintenance easier in the long-term for everyone involved. Markus
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