Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-06-01 Thread Ian Jackson
Hi, thanks. Timo Röhling writes ("Re: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version"): > Dimitri argues that the native package format is useful even for > non-native packages ... > If I have mispresented or omitted important facts, please do not > hesitate to correct me. I

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-06-01 Thread Timo Röhling
Control: owner -1 ! Control: tags -1 + confirmed Hi, as per https://salsa.debian.org/debian/tech-ctte/-/blob/master/procedures/moderation.md I am assuming the moderator role for this TC bug. I'm going to summarize the state of this bug and the original bug against dpkg as I have read up on it:

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-05-27 Thread Sebastian Ramacher
On 2025-05-27 20:48:30 +0100, Ian Jackson wrote: > Sebastian Ramacher writes ("Re: Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source > package format with non-native version"): > > NACK, it's way too late into the freeze. Toolchain freeze (which dpkg > > belongs to) star

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-05-27 Thread Ian Jackson
Matthew Vernon writes ("Re: Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version"): > I think Ian is right that we could declare as he wishes under 6.1.1 that: > >dpkg-source should be able to build "3.0 (native)" source packages &

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-05-27 Thread Ian Jackson
Sebastian Ramacher writes ("Re: Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version"): > NACK, it's way too late into the freeze. Toolchain freeze (which dpkg > belongs to) started on 2025-03-15. Of course the final decision is with the Release Tea

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-05-27 Thread Sebastian Ramacher
On 2025-05-27 19:44:52 +0100, Matthew Vernon wrote: > Hi, > > For reference, the resolution in #1007717 was: > > """ > Therefore, using its powers > under constitution 6.1.5, the Technical Committee issues the following > advice: > > 1. It is not a bug of any severity for a package with a non-

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-05-27 Thread Matthew Vernon
Hi, For reference, the resolution in #1007717 was: """ Therefore, using its powers under constitution 6.1.5, the Technical Committee issues the following advice: 1. It is not a bug of any severity for a package with a non-native version number to use a native source package format. 2.

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-05-24 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Ian" == Ian Jackson writes: Ian> I would like the Technical Committee to explicitly use its Ian> power in Constitution 6.1 (1) "Decide on any matter of Ian> technical policy" to decide that: Ian, thanks so much for pushing this forward. I support Ian's request, his reasoning

Bug#1106402: dpkg-source, native source package format with non-native version

2025-05-24 Thread Ian Jackson
Package: tech-ctte Control: tags 737634 patch Control: block 737634 by -1 Hi. I would like the Technical Committee to explicitly use its power in Constitution 6.1 (1) "Decide on any matter of technical policy" to decide that: dpkg-source should be able to build "3.0 (native)" source packages