Bug#853243: bibutils FTCBFS: uses the build architecture compiler, runs tests despite DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck

Helmut Grohne writes: > Source: bibutils > Version: 4.12-5 > Tags: patch > User: helm...@debian.org > Usertags: rebootstrap > > bibutils fails to cross build from source, because it uses the build > architecture compiler and runs the test suite even when > DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS

Re: root-system should be single package and outside default paths

Philipp Klenze writes: > Hello, > I would like you to ask to reassess the organization of CERNs ROOT > framework in the Debian package system. > > Currently, it is split into around 96 packages and gets installed all > over the system, e.g. in /usr/bin/, /usr/lib/$ARCH/root5-34,

Bug#808957: /usr/bin/ipetoipe: ipetoipe does not export in the EPS format any more

"Wojciech M. Zabolotny" writes: > Previous versions of the ipetoipe tool were able to export ipe files to EPS > format. It was very useful for preparation of LaTeX documents, where > vector graphics in the ".ipe" source format could be automatically > converted into ".eps"

Re: multiarch = same and different date-entries in generated man page of i32/i64

Roelof Berg rb...@berg-solutions.de writes: I had a look at the idea of writing manpages manually (as upstream) and unfortunately saw some difficulties: Because OpenBSD and Linux use different *roff syntax, man vs. mdoc, if I understodd it correctly, generating the man pages in the syntax

Bug#792624: Fwd: Fwd: Re: multiarch = same and different date-entries in generated man page of i32/i64

Roelof Berg rb...@berg-solutions.de writes: help2man 1.47.1 IS used. Next I will try as a workaround setting export SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH = $(shell date -d $$(dpkg-parsechangelog --count 1 -SDate) +%s) manually in debian/rules. Not everyone agrees with me, but I think using help2man at build

Bug#735164: python-sardana: short description is unhelpful

Package: python-sardana Severity: minor To say that python-foo is a foo control system doesn't tell me much. -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.10-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: