Re: Package being built with mruby version different from the one in the debian archive
On Mon, Aug 03, 2015 at 11:31:35AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 6:39 PM, Muammar El Khatib wrote:
>
> > Would it be fine to upload the package compiled with these upstream shipped
> > versions of mruby/extensions? or does it has absolutely to be compiled with the
> > versions present in the debian archive?.
>
> Debian policy is to not use embedded code copies. I would suggest
> working with your upstream to get their mruby changes merged into
> mruby upstream and then get your upstream to remove their mruby
> embedded code copies. The extensions would need to be packaged for
> Debian too.
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/EmbeddedCodeCopies
>
Thanks for your response. I imagined following a path like this. I will discuss
again with upstream about it.
> > I ask it because those mruby parts are compiled statically. I would be glad if
> > anyone could help me with this.
>
> Dynamic linking is preferred to static linking so if you can get rid
> of that it would be good too.
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/StaticLinking
>
Thanks for the link again.
Regards,
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