Hi,

On 2025-06-01 12:04, Sascha Steinbiss wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> first of all thanks for noticing and raising this!
> 
> > > > The balboa package provides /usr/bin/balboa-backend-console which is
> > > > statically linked against glibc.
> > > > 
> > > > glibc is mostly using a LGPL license which requires that the full source
> > > > code of the incorporating binary package be made available. According to
> > > > Debian Policy ยง7.8 [1] such a binary package MUST list the glibc source
> > > > package (and possibly others) in the Built-Using: field.
> > > 
> > > Please find attached a patch to fix that issue.
> > 
> > In the meantime I have been pointed out at dh-builtusing. Please find
> > attached a patch with that alternative.
> 
> Now that I look at it, I don't even see a reason why these binaries need to
> be built statically at all. I would prefer to just patch the Makefiles to
> create dynamically linked binaries, which I understand would also address
> the raised licensing issue, right?

Yep, dynamically linking the balboa-backend-console is another way to 
fix the issue (and also means balboa does not need to be rebuilt for 
each new glibc upload).

Regards
Aurelien

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