Bug#218893: Proposal: Build-Features [Fix for the build-arch problem]

2011-06-30 Thread Bill Allombert
On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 03:45:25PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill Allombert writes: > > > Dear developers, > > > The attached patch documents the new 'Build-Features: build-arch' > > control field in dpkg 1.16.1. This is an updated version of a patch > > already proposed in bug #218893 on 12

Bug#604397: Request for TC to rule on a course of action for supporting build-arch

2011-06-30 Thread Bill Allombert
On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 09:29:12AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 04:02:36PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > > > (Sending this to 629...@bugs.debian.org, which is the cloned bug actually > > assigned to the TC...) Too much magic, but thanks anyway. > > On Tu

Bug#218893: Proposal: Build-Features [Fix for the build-arch problem]

2011-06-30 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert writes: > Note that I did not ask for second. > However lintian does not appear to be exercising such restrain: [...] > This is happens even for package that build a single binary whether > arch-all or arch-indep, which does not seems terribly useful. It's a warning, not an erro

Bug#218893: Proposal: Build-Features [Fix for the build-arch problem]

2011-06-30 Thread Bill Allombert
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 02:41:11PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Bill Allombert writes: > > On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 03:45:25PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > > > For the record (and for anyone following this bug), we should hold on > > > action on this until the TC decides the way forward for build

Bug#218893: Proposal: Build-Features [Fix for the build-arch problem]

2011-06-30 Thread Roger Leigh
On Fri, Jul 01, 2011 at 12:18:53AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 02:41:11PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > Bill Allombert writes: > > > On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 03:45:25PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > > > > > > For the record (and for anyone following this bug), we should h

Bug#218893: Proposal: Build-Features [Fix for the build-arch problem]

2011-06-30 Thread Russ Allbery
Bill Allombert writes: > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 02:41:11PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: >> The other advantage of Lintian warning on this is that it means we're >> now collecting that data for the whole archive. > Not my point. Maybe you missed the line > N: These targets will be required by

Bug#218893: Proposal: Build-Features [Fix for the build-arch problem]

2011-06-30 Thread Russ Allbery
Roger Leigh writes: > However, it was my understanding from the discussion that the proposals > being discussed here are basically about how best to realise the goal of > having build-arch and build-indep implemented; I thought that the goal > itself was relatively uncontroversial, but the means