[buildd-tools-devel] Bug#859867: Bug#859867: Please add a package which automatically configures sbuild for Debian packaging

[Johannes Schauer]

Quoting Simon McVittie (2017-08-20 01:16:12)
> On Sun, 20 Aug 2017 at 00:26:26 +0900, Johannes Schauer wrote:
> > since sbuild already supports autopkgtest as a backend (and thus also
> > autopkgtest-virt-qemu which vectis seems to be using) I'd be especially
> > interested in hearing which features are missing from sbuild that prevent
> > vectis from making use of that functionality.
> 
> The reason vectis doesn't do this is a design choice, not an omission
> in sbuild.

Thanks for your explanation! I now see how vectis is indeed doing something
that is not in the scope of sbuild itself and that vectis indeed has to be a
wrapper around sbuild and other tools.

Though maybe it would be a good idea to add parts of your explanations from
your mail to the README.md and package description. It seems at least me and
Raphael were fooled into thinking that vectis' purpose was a different one than
it actually is.

Thanks for writing this!

cheers, josch
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