Fwd: RFS: Scenic 0.6.0 - Telepresence software for live performances and installations

Alexandre Quessy alexandre at quessy.net
Sat Jun 5 17:26:00 UTC 2010


Hello Jonas!

I am not sure how to get rid of this lintian warning:

W: scenic source: package-lacks-versioned-build-depends-on-debhelper 7
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:

2010/6/5 Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk>:
> On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 03:44:01AM -0400, Alexandre Quessy wrote:
>>
>> Hello again!
>> Just a quick update: I have create the 3 .install and .manpages files.
>>
>> I think it doesn't make sense to separate the libraries from at least
>> the milhouse command-line tool, since they are used by it or with it
>> only.
>>
>> I am still thinking about splitting the doc from the scenic package or
>> not.
>>
>> I have filled an ITP bug for python-portmidi.
>
> Great!
>
> Oh, and regarding python-portmidi (I forgot to comment on that earlier): It
> might be that it is too late for next release of Debian, but my
> recommendation is to lean back and work in a comfortable pace: There will be
> another release after that.  And in the meantime you (or others) can choose
> to publish unofficial or semi-official backports if you like.
>
> Maintaining packaging in debian, even if for whatever reason not shipping
> with the Debian distro releases, also is beneficial for derivatives like
> Ubuntu.
>
> So all in all, sure keep an eye on Debian release schedules, but use it only
> as guideline and encouragement, not as show-stopper :-)
>

Yes! Don't worry. :)

>
>  - Jonas
>
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