On 12-07-21 at 01:05am, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > Hello, > > Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org> (21/07/2012): > > libweb-id-perl has a missing dependency which causes another package > > to FTBFS. I have cloned the original Bugreport now as [1], see in > > particular Jonas' message in [2]. > > > > [1]: http://bugs.debian.org/682277 > > [2]: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=682277#17 > > no bug reference in the changelog isn't helpful… ...which is the reason it was provided in above email, I guess. I do believe inclusion of bug references in changelog is optional (see Debian Policy §4.4). > > +libweb-id-perl (1.921-3) unstable; urgency=low > > + > > + * Fix depend on libmousex-types-perl or libmoosex-types-perl (in > > + addition to recommending libmousex-types-perl). > > Surely this could have been more descriptive, like “fix > misconcatenation for the CDBS_DEPENDS_ALL variable”. A naïve mind > would be looking at debian/control otherwise, and would think > something was overlooked… I agree that my choice of words was not ideal for release team review. My target audience when writing changelogs is our users, however, and I do find my actual changelog entry more descriptive for them than your proposed one. > > + * Relax to build unversioned on cdbs: Needed version satisfied in > > + stable, and oldstable no longer supported. > > + * Fix use pseudo-fields in copyright file (license-in-comment for > > + verbatim dual-license text covered in separate License sections, > > + and comment-in-license for non-verbatim parts of License sections): > > + File format 1.0 mandates License field to either be single-line or > > + include all licensing info. > > Looks like random noise to me. > > Just when I thought the rules were clear… > http://release.debian.org/wheezy/freeze_policy.html Then reject it, if you find it too unpleasing!!! - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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