Bug#852215: FTBFS on non-release architectures
On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 16:03:20 +0000, James Clarke wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: 20170112
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-ports-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org
>
> Hi,
> As you know, debian-installer does not build on non-release
> architectures, since it tries to build for stretch. Some architectures
> also have some of the needed udebs in the unreleased suite, such as
> sparc-utils on sparc64. The attached patch lets me build on sparc64 even
> after a `dch --release`, and I would assume on other ports architectures
> too. Is this something you would consider applying?
>
Pulling packages from unreleased into main sounds like a bad idea, those
architectures would better have their own unreleased and
differently-versioned debian-installer IMO.
Cheers,
Julien
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