Bug#987169: RFS: newlib/3.3.0-1.1 [NMU] -- C library and math library for embedded systems

[Tobias Frost <tobi@debian.org>]

Control: tags -1 moreinfo

On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:29:00 +0000 John Scott <jscott@posteo.net> wrote:

(note, I did not look at the package, this are general remarks.
But at least you should target experimental, so that's why I tag it moreinfo for
now.)

> Changes since the last upload:
> 
>  newlib (3.3.0-1.1) unstable; urgency=medium
>  .
>    * Non-maintainer upload.
>    * Add newlib-source binary package to aid building for new targets.
>      (Closes: #912271)
> 
> This change wouldn't normally be appropriate for an NMU, but the
> maintainer, Agustin Henze, hasn't been responsive to my attempts for
> contact, and is also on the LowThresholdNmu list and keeps the package
> in the Debian group on Salsa for collaborative maintenance:
>       https://wiki.debian.org/LowThresholdNmu
> 
> I haven't encountered the maintainer previously, but believe in good
> faith that these changes would be welcome and that the LowThresholdNmu
> criterion are met by addressing a bug with important severity. My
> interest in this bug, to introduce a newlib-source binary package, is
> to unblock my progress on gcc-sh-elf, which is otherwise almost ready.

Probably still a good idea to CC them or file a bug in the BTS to document
your intentions, as adding a binary package is not a usual change, even
if the NMU criterias are fulfilled.

<MIA team hat partly on> Alternatively, you should consider ITS'ing the package.
At least from your description it sounds as it would be a valid candidate, but I
didn't check the details. </MIA team hat partly on>

> That package will bootstrap a toolchain by building GCC and Newlib
> simultaneously in a combined build tree, which in my opinion is best
> practice for embedded toolchains going forward.
> 
> The changelog is set to unstable in anticipation that I won't manage to
> clear NEW before Bullseye is released. If anyone would be so kind to
> sponsor me sooner, I could change that to experimental.

please change to experimental. (Its anyway _always_ a good idea to clear NEW
first via experimental…)

-- 
tobi