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Bug#1018259: nmu: libidn2_2.3.3-1



Quoting Cyril Brulebois (2022-08-28 14:20:48)
> Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues <josch@debian.org> (2022-08-28):
> > The current version of libidn2-0 in unstable still wrongly depends on
> > sgml-base. A rebuild of src:libidn2 against the version of debhelper
> > that is currently in the archive will fix this problem.
> 
> Sure, that's the part I agree with.
> 
> > I added you to CC because you commented on #1015263 saying "This breaks
> > d-i builds". The thing that doesn't have a udeb is sgml-base (which you
> > pointed out in the same message).
> 
> Let's backpedal a bit, my message had:
> 
>     > Judging by the current list of `apt-cache rdepends sgml-base`, this
>     > problem has already spread quite a bit.
>     
>     This breaks d-i builds, (at least) via libnl udebs picking up a
>     dependency on sgml-base, which doesn't exist in a udeb context.
> 
> There, “this” = buggy sgml-base dependency spreading, which broke d-i
> builds *via libnbl udebs* (which was worked around); that wasn't meant
> to mean that libidn2 itself was breaking d-i builds. It can't, as it
> doesn't build udebs, so it's no factor.
> 
> Hope that clarifies.

Ah cool, thanks! Yes, then d-i is not a reason at all to binNMU src:libidn2.

The wrong dependency on sgml-base remains as a reason to do it.

Thank you!

cheers, josch

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