Bug#894666: [debhelper-devel] Bug#894666: Simplify backports - manpage should suggest >=11~ not >=11
Trent W. Buck: > Mattia Rizzolo wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 02:30:02PM +1000, Trent W. Buck wrote: >>> When backporting libpam-mount from experimental to stable, the only change >>> I needed was >>> >>> -Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), … >>> +Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11~), … >>> >>> The tilde allows ~bpo versions of debhelper to satisfy the constraint. >>> >>> The debhelper(5) manpage suggestion has no tilde. >>> Can it have a tilde? >> >> There is going to be no need in a few days once debhelper 11.1.6 will >> finally be backported (it couldn't be done before). > > Won't a similar problem happen if debhelper 12 ships around the time buster > becomes stable, and so on? > > I have vague memories of this biting me back when wheezy was stable, but > maybe I misremember. > > If you're confident this situation is rare enough to be ignorable, I'll defer > to you :-) > > [...] > Depends on whether this alternative method for selecting compat levels turns out to work: https://nthykier.wordpress.com/2018/03/04/prototyping-a-new-packaging-papercut-fix-dry-debhelper-compat-level/ That said, adding a ~ in the manpage is a trivial matter and I will probably do that regardless. Thanks, ~Niels
Bug#894666: Simplify backports - manpage should suggest >=11~ not >=11
Mattia Rizzolo wrote: > On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 02:30:02PM +1000, Trent W. Buck wrote: > > When backporting libpam-mount from experimental to stable, the only change > > I needed was > > > > -Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), … > > +Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11~), … > > > > The tilde allows ~bpo versions of debhelper to satisfy the constraint. > > > > The debhelper(5) manpage suggestion has no tilde. > > Can it have a tilde? > > There is going to be no need in a few days once debhelper 11.1.6 will > finally be backported (it couldn't be done before). Won't a similar problem happen if debhelper 12 ships around the time buster becomes stable, and so on? I have vague memories of this biting me back when wheezy was stable, but maybe I misremember. If you're confident this situation is rare enough to be ignorable, I'll defer to you :-)
Bug#894666: Simplify backports - manpage should suggest >=11~ not >=11
On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 02:30:02PM +1000, Trent W. Buck wrote: > When backporting libpam-mount from experimental to stable, the only change I > needed was > > -Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), … > +Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11~), … > > The tilde allows ~bpo versions of debhelper to satisfy the constraint. > > The debhelper(5) manpage suggestion has no tilde. > Can it have a tilde? There is going to be no need in a few days once debhelper 11.1.6 will finally be backported (it couldn't be done before). -- regards, Mattia Rizzolo GPG Key: 66AE 2B4A FCCF 3F52 DA18 4D18 4B04 3FCD B944 4540 .''`. more about me: https://mapreri.org : :' : Launchpad user: https://launchpad.net/~mapreri `. `'` Debian QA page: https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mattia `- signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#894666: Simplify backports - manpage should suggest >=11~ not >=11
Package: debhelper Version: 11.1.6 Severity: wishlist When backporting libpam-mount from experimental to stable, the only change I needed was -Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11), … +Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11~), … The tilde allows ~bpo versions of debhelper to satisfy the constraint. The debhelper(5) manpage suggestion has no tilde. Can it have a tilde? https://manpages.debian.org/unstable/debhelper/debhelper.7.en.html#COMPATIBILITY_LEVELS https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/debhelper/debhelper.7.en.html#COMPATIBILITY_LEVELS
