tags 898226 + upstream # asciidoc is not gone yet :) severity 898226 wishlist quit
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
