[Build-common-hackers] Bug#805315: Bug#805315: cdbs: FTBFS with debhelper/9.20151116 - debhelper-5.sh has no compat

[Niels Thykier]

On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 22:12:48 +0100 Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
> Quoting Niels Thykier (2015-11-17 21:19:43)
> > This issue has affected other consumers of cdbs, which rely on cdbs to 
> > create debian/compat.  Lintian flags these as using compat 5, which 
> > what they will end up using in general.  Unfortunately, it means I 
> > have not accounted for them in my deprecation plan nor filed bugs 
> > against them.
> >   I have devised a work around in dh_clean, which (AFAICT) is 
> > sufficient to avoid the issue (at least in the debhelper-5.sh test).  
> > I will keep that until debian/compat files become mandatory.
> > 
> > I have kept this bug against cdbs (with lower severity) about 
> > debhelper-5.sh as it will FTBFS once d/compat becomes mandatory.
> 
> Makes sense.
> 
> Thanks for your work on this!
> 
>  - Jonas
> 
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Hi,

A gentle reminder/heads up on this.

Per [1], the debian/compat file will become mandatory on the first
debhelper version uploaded after 15th of April.

Thanks,
~Niels

[1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/02/msg00390.html