Bug#235939: tetex-bin: Please use libt1-5

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>]

On Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 03:30:43PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> wrote:
> 
> > The build dependencies should define how the maintainer wants to get his 
> > package built on unstable. Several choices are bad, since it might cause 
> > problems if e.g. only a specific constellation of libraries causes 
> > problems.
> 
> In fact my understanding was that a build-dependency should reflect what
> is really needed, and one should be as open as possible (just as
> versioned depends/build-depends should reflect the real situation
> according to best knowledge of maintainers, not the random status of the
> maintainers development box). But in fact in this case your statement
> seems reasonable.

The version in a build dependency should represent what is really needed 
(it shouldn't be higher than needed).

But when choosing between different so-versions of a library, you should 
specify which version you want. Otherwise, e.g. an autobuilder on one 
architecture or a person doing a NMU might compile the package in a 
completely other environment on one architecture which might lead to 
strange problems that are not reproducible on other architectures.

> > It there a good reason for this choice in the build dependencies?
> > (backports aren't a good reason since it's easy to change the build
> >  dependencies when doing the backport)
> 
> No, there isn't. I don't know whether anybody but me has tested xdvi
> with libt1-5 - but I did and there where no problems visible. And a note

I'm using a self-compiled tetex-bin compiled with libt1-5 since at about 
a month, and I didn't observe any problems, too.

> in the corresponding changelog entry, saying what the reason for the
> change is, should be sufficient for backporters.
> 
> So, Atsuhito, you should probably take out t1lib-dev completely. The
> following patch would do it (but leave the date untouched, well...)
>...

Thanks!

> Regads, Frank

cu
Adrian

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