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Hi,

Nicholas D Steeves wrote:

> https://lists.debian.org/debian-backports/2018/05/msg00063.html
>
> src:git/1:2.17.0-1 Build-Depends on asciidoc (>= 8.6.10); however,
> in asciidoc/NEWS.Debian the following is advised:
>
>   asciidoc (8.6.10-1) unstable; urgency=low
>
>     The version 8.6.10 has been marked as FINAL RELEASE by the upstream 
> maintainers.
>     They advise their users to move to asciidoctor.
>     See: https://github.com/asciidoc/asciidoc/releases

Thanks for writing.  If possible, I prefer to move to sphinx instead.
I'll start a conversation upstream.

[...]
> Consequently, to unblock an update of the existing stretch-backport of
> src:git it is preferable that src:git in sid transition to asciidoctor
> at this time, rather than creating a NEW stretch-backport of
> asciidoc/8.6.10-1.

Backports should not require this --- git has built fine with older
versions of asciidoc before.  I'm happy to work with anyone interested
in helping with the backport at g...@packages.debian.org.

Thanks,
Jonathan

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