[Build-common-hackers] Bug#537240: Bug#537240: Bug#537240: cdbs: should create versioned debhelper dependency

[Jonas Smedegaard]

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On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 01:59:51PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 01:53:24PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 01:13:48PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:
>> >cdbs creates an unversioned debhelper dependency, which triggers a
>> >lintian warning on the generated package.
>>
>> Could you please quote that lintian warning?
>
>$ lintian --info *.changes
>W: ser2net source: package-lacks-versioned-build-depends-on-debhelper 5
>N:
>N:    The package doesn't declare a versioned build dependency on debhelper.
>N:    Recommended practice is to always declare an explicit versioned
>N:    dependency on debhelper equal to or greater than the compatibility level
>N:    used by the package, even if the versioned dependency isn't strictly
>N:    necessary. Having a versioned dependency also helps with backports to
>N:    older releases and correct builds on partially updated systems.
>N:
>N:    Refer to the debhelper(7) manual page for details.
>N:
>N:    Severity: minor, Certainty: certain
>N:

Thanks.

I disagree with the described "recommended practice".  That could apply 
to *any* package, not just debhelper.  Backports older than oldstable 
will always be risky business!


  - Jonas

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