On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 1:54 PM Gergely Nagy wrote: > - The package build-depends on `debhelper-compat (= 11)`, which works, > but it's a virtual package. I'd suggest build-depending on `debhelper > (>= 11)`, and adding a `debian/compat` file with "11" as its content. > This will get rid of one of the warnings on mentors, too.
debhelper-compat is the new replacement for debian/compat that aims to get rid of the repetition of the debhelper compat level in two places and is also nicer for backporters than the debhelper dep you suggested. https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/debhelper/debhelper.7.en.html#COMPATIBILITY_LEVELS -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise