Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: normal Hi,
Follow-up for bug 830261, quoting message 25¹ On Sun, 10 Jul 2016 18:44:46 -0400 Scott Kitterman wrote: > On Fri, 8 Jul 2016 13:07:52 +0200 Paul Gevers wrote: > > On 07-07-16 22:54, Scott Kitterman wrote: > > > How big is the stack of affected rdepends? > > > > I used dak (albeit probably not with the smartest commands) to get me > > the following list (powerpc binaries build from the following source > > packages): > > lazarus > > cqrlog > > ddrescueview > > dozzaqueux > > easymp3gain > > gearhead > > gearhead2 > > hedgewars > > imapcopy > > libqt4pas > > libqtpas > > mricron > > nbc > > optgeo > > pasdoc > > transgui > > tuxcmd > > vmg > > winff > > ztex-bmp > > I chatted with infinity and he indicated the bug in fpc should be fixed soon. > > Rather than rm the rdepends (which are uninstallable on powerpc anyway), I > think it's better to leave them and then do binNMUs once fpc is fixed. Since the removal of fpc on powerpc more than one month ago, no-one has been able to come up with a fix to have fpc install and build again on powerpc. Infinity knows where the issue² is since he looked at it during the fpc BOF at DebConf, but he hasn't come up with a patch (priorities) and so far hasn't shared his insights, albeit multiple requests. Others that have time to work on this issue don't have the required skills (including me). I believe it is time to acknowledge that no solution will come soon and therefor I request removal of all reverse dependencies of fpc on powerpc. If they are removed now, fpc and it's reverse dependent packages can develop again for stretch, now they are blocked by powerpc. It would be a shame if all of the fpc stack stays out of stretch "just" because of powerpc. If the issue is fixed in time for stretch, the packages will be build again and migrate at the time. Paul ¹ https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=830261#25 ² https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=826300
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