Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Hi Javier, Quoting Javier Serrano Polo (2018-01-31 00:18:01) > Where should I report issues about the spec in the meantime? build profiles came from the people who try to bootstrap Debian automatically. We don't have a specific list for that task but an IRC channel at #debian-bootstrap on OFTC.

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Where should I report issues about the spec in the meantime? smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 10:33:06AM +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: > I suspect stage1 might also still be useful for (possibly pre-emptively) > breaking cycles involving build-time vs. runtime dependencies, like the one > that historically existed between glib2.0 and dbus: it seems more >

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 at 09:06:23 +0200, Johannes Schauer wrote: > It is not intended to completely forbid the "stage1" profile name. It is clear > that it has its use for the initial cross-compiler bootstrap involving glibc, > gcc and linux. I suspect stage1 might also still be useful for

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Quoting Ben Hutchings (2017-07-17 02:17:12) > However, I can see it has changed since I last looked and now says that > "stage1" has been deprecated. I don't understand why this is or how we're > supposed to give this hint to bootstrapping tools now. When package maintainers implement build

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

On Wed, 2017-06-21 at 16:01 -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote: [...] > I'd like to restart this discussion.  My understanding is that all the > relevant infrastructure for build profiles is in place, so what's left > is to add some text to policy documenting it. > > Is my understanding correct?  Any

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Hi Jonathan, Quoting Jonathan Nieder (2017-06-22 01:01:10) > > please document the new Build-Depends syntax and fields for build > > profiles. The current write-up of the new syntax and fields for build > > profiles lives at https://wiki.debian.org/BuildProfileSpec > > > > Please note, that the

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Hi, Johannes Schauer wrote: > please document the new Build-Depends syntax and fields for build > profiles. The current write-up of the new syntax and fields for build > profiles lives at https://wiki.debian.org/BuildProfileSpec > > Please note, that the new Build-Depends syntax element is

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

On Wed, 13 Jul 2016 07:10:16 +0200 Johannes Schauer wrote: > because of technical reasons? Administrative reasons (https://bugs.debian.org/831059). I will have to open a bug against dpkg for this issue. (I have worked around the error in my mail server.) smime.p7s

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Hi, Quoting Javier Serrano Polo (2016-07-13 01:04:43) > Sorry, I missed your message. > > > I'm removing #757760 from the recipients because that bug should > > contain a discussion about the implementation of the current build > > profile spec and should not be a discussion platform for further

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Sorry, I missed your message. > I'm removing #757760 from the recipients because that bug should > contain a discussion about the implementation of the current build > profile spec and should not be a discussion platform for further > additions or changes to the spec. Lets use debian-dpkg@ to

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

El dg 10 de 07 de 2016 a les 19:25 +0200, Javier Serrano Polo va escriure: > For instance, the linux source > package should have a way to build only linux-image-4.6.0-1-686 (profile > pkg.linux.686) Current linux package already uses build profiles. It looks like the specification works better

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

On Sat, 09 Jul 2016 23:56:03 +0200 Johannes Schauer wrote: > I'm CC-ing debian-dpkg@. I cannot CC lists.debian.org. You will not see my messages in https://lists.debian.org/debian-policy/2016/07/threads.html . > I suspect you want to express "this package has to be built when

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Hi Javier, Quoting Javier Serrano Polo (2016-07-09 21:40:35) > Where is this feature discussed? we talk about it on debian-dpkg@, debian-cross@ and occasionally I guess on deity@. Some discussion about build profiles also happens in IRC on #debian-bootstrap, #debian-dpkg and sometimes

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Where is this feature discussed? Could the token "<>" indicate "no build profiles"? That would allow: Build-Profiles: <> I gather that the Built-For-Profiles field is written to DEBIAN/control when DEB_BUILD_PROFILES is not empty. Could a profile "subset" avoid this field? Example:

Bug#757760: debian-policy: please document build profiles

Package: debian-policy Severity: wishlist Hi, please document the new Build-Depends syntax and fields for build profiles. The current write-up of the new syntax and fields for build profiles lives at https://wiki.debian.org/BuildProfileSpec Please note, that the new Build-Depends syntax element