On 28 November 2016 at 21:01, Adrian Bunk wrote: | 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.
My bad. I guess there was a reason I didn't have it in Build-Depends. Will remove. | > | - 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 Ok, noted; I usually use the Emacs interface. Dirk | > 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 | -- http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com | @eddelbuettel | e...@debian.org
