Bug#908523: libcppunit-dev: cppunit.m4 is no more provided
severity 908523 minor
retitle 908523 /usr/share/doc/libcppunit-dev/README.Debian contains documentation about removed AM_PATH_CPPUNIT()
thanks
Hi,
On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 09:10:09PM +0200, Ludovic Rousseau wrote:
> But /usr/share/doc/libcppunit-dev/README.Debian contains a documentation
> of the M4 macro AM_PATH_CPPUNIT()
Remains from old days probably.
> Another strange thing is that /usr/share/aclocal/cppunit.m4 is listed as
> provided by libcppunit-dev from unstable by https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=cppunit.m4&mode=filename&suite=unstable&arch=any
packages.debian.orgs file contents are grossly outdated. No news.
> I could not find a replacement for cppunit.m4 in https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/The-Macros.html#The-Macros
pkg-config.
> If upstream decided to remove cppunit.m4, which looks to be the case,
> then maybe you should remove the file
> /usr/share/doc/libcppunit-dev/README.Debian
Which would make this a minor bug only, as it's only documentation.
> I also note that cppunit-config was also removed. Using cppunit.m4 from the Debian stable does not work without cppunit-config.
True. Use pkg-config (PKG_CHECK_MODULES or however it's called)
> I suggest to:
> - remove README.Debian or, at least, change its content.
> - add a line in changelog that cppunit-config and cppunit.m4 have been removed upstream and are no more provided
In a change which happened months ago? No.
Besides that, it's called evolution and replacing it with something
standard. Other *-config removals didn't end up promimently either; this
is _developer_ material anyway.
(If at all, NEWS, and that one would bother too many people imho.)
Regards,
Rene
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