[ Grrrr, this sat in an unsent Emacs mail buffer for 10 days.  Packages was
  long uploaded.  Thanks again for the reminder  --Dirk ]

On 20 December 2016 at 11:25, Adrian Bunk wrote:
| On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 01:18:32PM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
| > 
| > On 28 November 2016 at 21:01, Adrian Bunk wrote:
| > | On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 07:13:38AM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
| > | > 
| > | > On 28 November 2016 at 14:13, Adrian Bunk wrote:
| > | > | Package: r-cran-rcmdr
| > | > | Version: 2.3-1-1
| > | > | Severity: serious
| > | > | 
| > | > | r-cran-rgl was removed on armel (see #842088).
| > | > | 
| > | > | r-cran-rcmdr is currently not able to re-enter testing
| > | > | since its dependencies cannot be fulfilled on armel.
| > | > | 
| > | > | There are two options for r-cran-rcmdr to re-enter testing:
| > | 
| > | It seems I did express myself in a misleading way.
| > | 
| > | I meant "either 1. OR 2.",
| > | 
| > | > | 1. make the r-cran-rgl dependency !armel if that makes sense
| > | > 
| > | > I can (and will now) do that.
| > | >  
| > | > | 2. - let src:rcmdr build-depend on r-cran-rgl so that it gets built
| > | > |      only on architectures where the latter is available, plus
| > | > 
| > | > I'll do that too. It is an old package with many Suggests; I usually 
try to
| > | > keep Depends and Build-Depends in check.
| > | 
| > | Now you have:
| > |   Build-Depends: r-cran-rgl
| > |   Depends: r-cran-rgl [!armel]
| > | 
| > | You are removing r-cran-rgl from the dependencies on armel,
| > | 
| > | while ensuring through the build dependencies that it won't ever get 
| > | built again on armel.
| > 
| > My bad.  I guess there was a reason I didn't have it in Build-Depends.
| > 
| > Will remove.
| >...
| 
| If r-cran-rcmdr should be in stretch, this has to be uploaded
| before Christmas.

Thanks for the reminder, this fell to the side.

rgl used to be a hard Depends: for Rcmdr and needed to be present at
built-time, that is no longer the case. I can probably try moving this to
Suggests: loosening the relationship.

Running pbuilder now...

Dirk

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