Bug#885712: libdebian-installer should not use -Werror
Source: libdebian-installer
Version: 0.112
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
User: helmutg@debian.org
Usertags: rebootstrap
The packaging of libdebian-installer insterts a -Werror into CFLAGS.
This has caused FTBFS with gcc-6 and gcc-7 already and will cause more
FTBFS with gcc-8. Given that these issues are not fixed proactively, it
complicates architecture bootstrap, which somestimes has to use
unreleased compilers. I thus ask you to disable use of -Werror. This
avoids unexpected FTBFS. I still recommend doing maintainer builds with
-Werror to catch issues early. Just save everyone else from the fallout
please.
Helmut
diff --minimal -Nru libdebian-installer-0.112/debian/changelog libdebian-installer-0.112+nmu1/debian/changelog
--- libdebian-installer-0.112/debian/changelog 2017-11-19 18:12:25.000000000 +0100
+++ libdebian-installer-0.112+nmu1/debian/changelog 2017-12-29 13:32:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+libdebian-installer (0.112+nmu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+ * Non-maintainer upload.
+ * Do not compile with -Werror by default. Closes: #-1.
+
+ -- Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:32:02 +0100
+
libdebian-installer (0.112) unstable; urgency=medium
[ Reiner Herrmann ]
diff --minimal -Nru libdebian-installer-0.112/debian/rules libdebian-installer-0.112+nmu1/debian/rules
--- libdebian-installer-0.112/debian/rules 2017-11-19 17:26:42.000000000 +0100
+++ libdebian-installer-0.112+nmu1/debian/rules 2017-12-29 13:31:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH := $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
#CFLAGS = -Wall -W -Werror -ggdb -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-prototypes
-CFLAGS = -Wall -W -Werror -ggdb -Wmissing-declarations
+CFLAGS = -Wall -W -ggdb -Wmissing-declarations
ifneq (,$(findstring noopt,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
CFLAGS += -O0
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