Hi David (2023.11.03_18:59:13_+0200) > Short version: > Would you consider modifying this bullseye-pu for > distro-info-data/0.51+deb11u5 into a bullseye-pu for a > distro-info-data/0.59~deb11u1 instead?
That may make more sense in the future. But in the past, it wasn't really an option, and consistency is useful. We have had some format changes in the last few years that have made new versions not as backportable as one would have hoped. And data changes that broke test suites in other packages. Both of these were addressed in the most recent round of updates. So, the data should be fully backportable right now (provided sufficient Breaks). > I recently independently discovered Debian bug #711238[2] with > devscripts and I would would like to see it fixed in unstable and > my desired fix of adding to it a Build-Depends on > ``` > distro-info-data (>= 0.58~) <!nocheck> > ``` I don't really see the point in bumping Build-Depends like that. You aren't requiring any format change or anything like that, just a version that has the *current* stable (or development, not sure of the specifics of that bug) versions. We ensure that distro-info-data is kept up to date in all supported releases. Probably devscripts should become a little more tolerant about outdated data? Stefano -- Stefano Rivera http://tumbleweed.org.za/ +1 415 683 3272
