Bug#824262: RFS: gnustep-make/2.6.8-1 [RC] -- GNUstep build system

[Gianfranco Costamagna <locutusofborg@debian.org>]

Hi Eric,


>I think there are too many changes in this release.

>Is it okay to remove autoreconf for now,
>and replace autotools-dev by autoreconf at next release ?


it is, just a side note: I never had issues with that move, and in general issues
arises when: the configure/Makefiles are patched (because you obviously need to patch
configure.ac and Makefile.am instead), or bad config.guess/config.sub files
(and usually the result is a build failure on some ports).

As you wish, you can switch in a later upload, or do it now and maybe fix/revert in
case of troubles
>Reorg: gnustep-common and gnustep-make existed; move one file from
>gnustep-common to gnustep-make; new gnustep-common does not require new
>gnustep-make

>Breaks: gnustep-make (<<2.6.8-1)  
>Breaks: gnustep-common (<<2.6.8-1)
>
>Is it okay to do that?


I don't think so, but I can review a patch/package, because some lines without their
context have no meaning (you need to put the breaks+replaces in the right binary
package).
>OK, I'm going to update gnustep make to do improvements you suggested.
>Since I am not familiar with mentors rules, I have a question :
>Should I prepare a new revision (ie 2.6.8-2) or should I update the
>2.6.8-1 revision and reupload it ?


please upload -1 revision until it gets sponsored!

thanks,

G.