[Pkg-ocaml-maint-ara-devel] Re: ara 1.0.9 fixes

[Samuel Mimram]

Hi,

Sven Luther wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 06:09:02PM +0200, George Danchev wrote:
> 
>>Hello, 
>>
>>I have a discussion [1] in mentors list about #290338 (ara: [m68k] FTBFS 
>>dh_testdir: I have no package to build).
>>
>>Besically we need to do two things [2]:
>>* Build-Depend on ocaml-native-compilers, instead of ocaml-best-compilers
> 
> 
> Definitively not. Well, not entirely sure. ...
> 
> Mmm, spamoracle build depends on ocaml-nox-3.08.3. 
> 
> Anyway, i don't know what there is to gain in not doing the
> ocaml-best-compilers build-depend, i think there should be no problem at all ?

I'm against this too since users with non-native archs won't be able to 
rebuild the package.

>>* Inform buildd admin add us to the Packages-arch-specific
> 
> maybe just setting the explicit list in arch: field would be a solution ?

There is already an arch field.

>>[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2005/03/msg00361.html
>>[2] http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2005/03/msg00369.html
>>
>>Any objections ? 
> 
> i object to the first part, the second should be ok.

I also object to the first point and the second one is already there.

I've updated a bit the rules in order not to build native packages on 
non-native archs. It should be ok now. You can see it on the svn.

I'll make an upload this week-end if nobody is against it.

Regards,

Samuel.