Re: Bug#982273: libbsd0-udeb: depends on libmd0
On Mon, 2021-02-08 at 14:07:08 +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> (2021-02-08):
> > On Mon, 2021-02-08 at 02:25:01 +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> > > Source: libbsd0-udeb
> > > Version: 0.11.1-1
> > > Severity: serious
> > > Justification: makes debian-installer FTBFS
> >
> > > The "new upstream" upload of libbsd builds a udeb that depends on a
> > > non-udeb:
> > >
> > > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > > libbsd0-udeb : Depends: libmd0 (>= 1.0.3) but it is not installable
> > >
> > > Please avoid linking against libmd0, or else add a libmd0-udeb
> > > package to libmd.
>
> Thanks for filing this bug report, Samuel.
>
> > I'd rather not revert the switch to use libmd…
>
> Assuming that means not linking against it isn't an option (at least for
> the udeb)…
The upstream project had md5 and sha512 code embedded, which I
stripped away in that upstream version, to use the one in libmd. So
reverting would require reintroducing those local copies, build
machinery etc.
> > but that requires the d-i team to approve (CCed) such package and
> > ftp-masters to approve such package. :/
>
> … I have no objections on principle for a new udeb at this stage, even
> if it seems quite late in the release cycle. (We've traditionally had
> some more wiggle room on the d-i side, but that doesn't mean we should
> push too hard… ;))
>
> > I could have the libmd udeb package uploaded today, though.
>
> Feel free to let us know about a source package/git repository so that
> we have a chance of experimenting with it before or while it's being
> reviewed/processed by ftp-masters.
Ok, thanks, then I'll upload in 1h at most, and provide repo + src +
bin packages.
Regards,
Guillem
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