Package: conky Severity: serious Hi!
* Vincent Cheng <vincentc1...@gmail.com> [2011-08-30 02:41:35 CEST]: > On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Gerfried Fuchs <rho...@deb.at> wrote: > > I'm not sure if you actually received the reject mail through some > > means, but in case you haven't, here it is: > > > > Reject message: > > Since the build-depends on nvidia-settings got re-introduced and > > that was the reason why the package was in contrib, not in main, > > this upload is going to get rejected. > > > > Please be a bit more careful here, thanks. > > Rhonda > > The build-depends on nvidia-settings was always there in the first > place; currently, conky in testing/unstable still has libxnvctrl-dev | > nvidia-settings (both in contrib) as build dependencies, even though > conky (the source package) was moved back to main since version > 1.8.1-1. This has already been discussed extensively in #579102; > please see [1] in particular. [1] is clearly wrong then, citing the policy: ,---------------------------> quote policy <--------------------------- | 2.2.1. The main archive area | ---------------------------- | | Every package in _main_ must comply with the DFSG (Debian Free | Software Guidelines). | | In addition, the packages in _main_ | * must not require a package outside of _main_ for compilation or | execution (thus, the package must not declare a "Depends", | "Recommends", or "Build-Depends" relationship on a non-_main_ | package), | * must not be so buggy that we refuse to support them, and | * must meet all policy requirements presented in this manual. `---------------------------> quote policy <--------------------------- Please read the first list point, emphasis on *compilation*. > As Conky's maintainer, I understand why people might raise objections > to this, but there simply is no easy and straight-forward way to fix > this Then the package has to stay in contrib, as tough as this might sound. > The ftpmasters have simply accepted the status quo as a compromise. Where did that happen? Do you have a hint for that? > In light of all this, would you be willing to re-consider accepting > conky as-is to Debian backports? In the light of all this, I'm filing a RC bug against the package for violating policy 2.2.1. Sorry, Rhonda -- Fühlst du dich mutlos, fass endlich Mut, los | Fühlst du dich hilflos, geh raus und hilf, los | Wir sind Helden Fühlst du dich machtlos, geh raus und mach, los | 23.55: Alles auf Anfang Fühlst du dich haltlos, such Halt und lass los | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
