On Thu, Dec 29, 2005 at 07:55:19PM +0100, Norbert Tretkowski wrote: > * Gerrit Pape wrote: > > Norbert Tretkowski wrote: > > > Package fails to build with asciidoc 6.0.3-1 (the one in sarge) with > > > the following message: > > > > > > asciidoc -b docbook -d manpage -f asciidoc.conf git.txt > > > DEPRECATED: git.txt: line 582: title arguments: use attribute lists > > > xmlto man git.xml > > > xmlto: input does not validate (status 3) > > > > > > Updating asciidoc to 7.0.2-4 fixes the issue. > > > > Hi Norbert, yes, ok. But why's that a bug? The git and cogito > > packages are for sid and etch, and both have at least version > > 7.0.2-4 of the asciidoc package. > > Correct... I stumpled across this problem while I created git and > cogito packages for sarge (which are both available on backports.org > now).
That's good news, it has been asked for on the git development list, thanks. > > A versioned dependency can cause inconvenience, so I only want to > > specify a version if really necessary. > > What problems could a build-dep on asciidoc (>= 7.0) cause? Not specifically asciidoc, but versioned dependencies in general. I still have an issue with the bcron-run package, a cron replacement that Provides:, Replaces:, Conflicts: cron, to be installed as an alternative to the standard cron package. anacron can't be installed with bcron-run due to the versioned dependency, and because there's no versioned Provides:. Regards, Gerrit. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
