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Bug#999262: mythes: missing required debian/rules targets build-arch and/or build-indep



Hi,

On 10/11/21 at 10:05 +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am 9. November 2021 22:28:18 MEZ schrieb Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@debian.org>:
> >Your package does not include build-arch and/or build-indep targets in
> >debian/rules. This is required by Debian Policy section 4.9, since 2012.
> >https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#main-building-script-debian-rules
> 
> In 3.9.4.
> 
> Standards-Version: of this package is 3.6.1.
> 
> And this does not even build indep packages...
> 
> Waste of time for adding a no-oop...

I think that you are wrong with the meaning of Standards-Version.
Packages should conform with the current version of the Debian Policy.
Specifying an old version of Debian Policy does not make it OK to not
conform with the current version.

> >Please note that this is also a sign that the packaging of this software
> >could benefit from a refresh. For example, packages using 'dh' cannot be
> >affected by this issue.
> >
> 
> And would not bring any gain.
> 
> >This mass bug filing was discussed on debian-devel@ in
> >https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2021/11/msg00052.html .
> 
> Wow, 5 days.
> 
> >The severity of this bug will be changed to 'serious' after a month.
> 
> You are kidding? The package follows police as specified. You have a good talent of wasting people's time (there's other stuff than Debian) für no gain.

Heh, thank you!

Lucas


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