Re: How to get new licq binary package with hardening enabled uploaded

["Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>]

On 04.07.2012 09:04, Erik Johansson wrote:
> Licq 1.6.1-2 was uploaded before the freeze with the intention to
> enable hardening build flags. Unfortunately the uploaded binary
> version was built with a buggy cdbs version which meant that the
> hardening flags are not enabled in the amd64 build.
>
> I would like to see wheezy have a version with hardening enabled. To
> fix this I'm proposing uploading a new version (-3)  where the only
> change is the addition of two lintian overrides to fix two false
> positives. The main objective is of course to get a new amd64 binary.
>
> Is the proper way?

If there aren't any real changes to the source packages other than for 
the purposes of forcing a rebuild then no - the "proper way" is to get a 
binNMU scheduled for amd64, so that it gets rebuilt on the buildds; I've 
just done that.

Regards,

Adam