Quoting Johannes Schauer (2017-07-05 18:26:40) > Quoting Jonas Smedegaard (2017-07-05 17:46:19) > > Quoting Johannes Schauer (2017-07-05 17:15:46) > > > Standards-Version 3.9.8 is outdated. npm2deb should generate version > > > 4.0.0 instead. > > Just to avoid misunderstanding: Standards-Version should *only* be > > changed as a *result* of verifying that said the package comply with > > said version of Debian Policy. > > > > > > > The current recommended compat level for debhelper is 10. npm2deb > > > should use that one instead of compat level 9. > > Please bump debhelper compatibility level only when really needed, > > to help ease backportability (to _any_ environment, not only > > backport.debian.org). > > Maybe I misunderstand but this bug report is not about "changing" or > "bumping" anything. > > Since npm2deb creates the *initial* Debian packaging, the situation > where we start with a lower Standards-Version and then have to verify > changes before we can "bump" the Standards-Version doesn't arise.
Right, this is not about single package bumping as I confusingly wrote, but instead about automated processing where it is even _more_ important to verify that the claimed Standards-Version is accurately applied, and even _more_ important to consider if newest shiny denhelper really is needed! > Furthermore, I'd argue that any tool which auto-generates Debian > packaging data should use the current and/or recommended packaging > practices. According to the debhelper man page, compatibility level 10 > is the "recommended mode of operation". I am aware that the developers of debhelper promote newest major version - that does not change my plea about being more conservative: Use the debhelper compatibility level supported in oldstable (currently 9), unless some feature requiring a newer compatibility level is needed. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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