[Pkg-octave-devel] Processed: Re: FTBFS: fatal error: curl/types.h: No such file or directory

[Rafael Laboissiere]

* Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder at gmail.com> [2012-07-14 11:42]:

> Hi Rafael,
> 
> Rafael Laboissiere wrote:
> > * Debian Bug Tracking System <owner at bugs.debian.org> [2012-07-14 14:42]:
> >> Processing commands for control at bugs.debian.org:
> 
> >>> # > octave3.2 currently FTBFS on sid, as it tries to include curl/types.h
> >>> # > which has been removed (see bug#636457):
> >>> #
> >>> # ... but not in squeeze, luckily.
> >>> #tags 637787 +notsqueeze
> >>> tags 637787 + wheezy sid experimental
> >> Bug #637787 {Done: Thomas Weber <tweber at debian.org>} [octave3.2] FTBFS: fatal error: curl/types.h: No such file or directory
> >> Added tag(s) sid, wheezy, and experimental.
> >
> > Bug#637787 is already closed and the octave3.2 has been removed from both
> > wheezy and sid.  Is there any special reason for adding those tags to the
> > bug report?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> Short explanation: it removes a bug that does not affect squeeze from
> the list at http://bugs.debian.org/release-critical/other/stable.html
> so only bugs in need of fixes that actually affect stable are left.

Fair enough, as regards squeeze.  But why one would add tags "wheezy",
"sid" and "experimental" to the bug report when the corresponding package
does not exist in those distributions?

Rafael