Bug#800163: jessie-pu: package cloudprint/0.11-5
On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 12:24 PM, Adam D. Barratt
<adam@adam-barratt.org.uk> wrote:
>
> +cloudprint (0.13-1+deb8u3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
>
> Where did you get that version number from? (specifically the "u3" bit.)
>From my attempt to understand updates versioning. It is a Jessie
updates candidate, which is modified from 0.13-1. I was unable to find
documentation leading me to a better understanding of what to put for
either part.
> I have to admit that I'm not personally particularly keen on the init
> system changes in a stable update - presumably there's nothing wrong
> with the sysvinit support in the package in Jessie?
I don't have a strong reason for making the systemd change. I can
revert it, if it is deemed necessary. It means a larger patch against
0.13-1. OTOH, I am getting a fair amount of grief outside of
Jessie/testing/sid for requiring systemd.
> +Depends: python-cups, cups, python-daemon, ${misc:Depends},
> + python (>= 2.7), python-pkg-resources, rsyslog | system-log-daemon,
> + python-requests
>
> Why does the python version need to be explicitly declared? Isn't that
> part of what ${python:Depends} is supposed to do?
Jessie+ ${python:Depends} defines a dependency which includes a
multiarch reference. This breaks compatibility with outside
distributions that could otherwise run the package just fine (e.g.
Raspberry Pi/Raspbian is a popular target). I maintained a parallel
'ppa' distribution for some time which only included that change, and
eventually decided the extra work wasn't worth it.
This release will likely be the go-to release for those outside the
supported Debian ecosystem. I'd prefer to leave this as-is.
> -Depends: cloudprint, ${misc:Depends},
> - initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3)
> +Depends: cloudprint, ${misc:Depends}, systemd
>
> Why does this need an explicit dependency on systemd?
To make sure I have told e.g. Raspbian users that there is a
compatibility issue. Looks like I didn't need it.
> +.TH cps-auth 1 2015-05-31 Linux "User Commands"
> +.SH SEE ALSO
> +cps-auth(1)
>
> Self-referential?
A bit.
In retrospect, I should have added a NEWS file as well. I'll work a
rev based on the response to this message.
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