Re: dbgsym packages and backports

[Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>]

Hi,

Jens Reyer wrote:
> What would happen without infrastructure adapted, but debhelper
> backported? Would dbgsym packages just be ignored, or would this cause
> errors?

Just some facts:

This seems to be neither the case. As Niels mentioned, they're just
uploaded with the rest. And some of them already had been accepted:

→ lsb_release -cs
→ apt search dbgsym
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
libaec-tools-dbgsym/jessie-backports 0.3.2-1~bpo8+1 amd64
  Debug symbols for libaec-tools

libaec0-dbgsym/jessie-backports 0.3.2-1~bpo8+1 amd64
  Debug symbols for libaec0

libncarg-bin-dbgsym/jessie-backports 6.3.0-4~bpo8+1 amd64
  Debug symbols for libncarg-bin

libncarg0-dbgsym/jessie-backports 6.3.0-4~bpo8+1 amd64
  Debug symbols for libncarg0

libsz2-dbgsym/jessie-backports 0.3.2-1~bpo8+1 amd64
  Debug symbols for libsz2

ncl-ncarg-dbgsym/jessie-backports 6.3.0-4~bpo8+1 amd64
  Debug symbols for ncl-ncarg

See also https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie-backports/libaec

But then again, according to Niels' mail, such a package can't be done
with pure stable + backports as the proper debhelper for that seems
missing.

		Regards, Axel
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