On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 07:13:38AM -0600, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote: > > On 28 November 2016 at 14:13, Adrian Bunk wrote: > | Package: r-cran-rcmdr > | Version: 2.3-1-1 > | Severity: serious > | > | r-cran-rgl was removed on armel (see #842088). > | > | r-cran-rcmdr is currently not able to re-enter testing > | since its dependencies cannot be fulfilled on armel. > | > | There are two options for r-cran-rcmdr to re-enter testing:
It seems I did express myself in a misleading way. I meant "either 1. OR 2.", > | 1. make the r-cran-rgl dependency !armel if that makes sense > > I can (and will now) do that. > > | 2. - let src:rcmdr build-depend on r-cran-rgl so that it gets built > | only on architectures where the latter is available, plus > > I'll do that too. It is an old package with many Suggests; I usually try to > keep Depends and Build-Depends in check. Now you have: Build-Depends: r-cran-rgl Depends: r-cran-rgl [!armel] You are removing r-cran-rgl from the dependencies on armel, while ensuring through the build dependencies that it won't ever get built again on armel. > | - RM: r-cran-rcmdr [armel] to get rid of the old package > > How do I file those again? You only need this for option 2., the easiest way is: reportbug ftp.debian.org > rcmdr 2.3.1-2 uploaded. Thanks. > > Dirk cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed