On 10/11/21 at 11:10 +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote: > > > Am 10. November 2021 10:55:31 MEZ schrieb Lucas Nussbaum <lu...@debian.org>: > >Hi, > > > >On 10/11/21 at 10:05 +0100, Rene Engelhard wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Am 9. November 2021 22:28:18 MEZ schrieb Lucas Nussbaum <lu...@debian.org>: > >> >Your package does not include build-arch and/or build-indep targets in > >> >debian/rules. This is required by Debian Policy section 4.9, since 2012. > >> >https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-source.html#main-building-script-debian-rules > >> > >> In 3.9.4. > >> > >> Standards-Version: of this package is 3.6.1. > >> > >> And this does not even build indep packages... > >> > >> Waste of time for adding a no-oop... > > > >I think that you are wrong with the meaning of Standards-Version. > >Packages should conform with the current version of the Debian Policy. > >Specifying an old version of Debian Policy does not make it OK to not > >conform with the current version. > > I'd maybe agree with you if it made any difference practically. In many cases > build-indep would be a no-op.
Note that you are not only disagreeing with me. I think my understanding is aligned with the general consensus inside the project on this. > >> You are kidding? The package follows police as specified. You have a good > >> talent of wasting people's time (there's other stuff than Debian) für no > >> gain. > > > >Heh, thank you! > > Yeah, let's not do university stuff but make changes to working packages for > no gain.. no, i do not find that funny. The point has been made on various occasions that more standardization of packaging practices is also a very relevant goal. Lucas
