Re: Dependency question
On 2020-07-01 20:52, David Ljung Madison wrote: I'll take it up with Debian and/or see if I can take over maintaining the package. Please note Mattia's offer to sponsor it if you handle the package update yourself. -- Rgds, Gunnar Hjalmarsson https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Dependency question
On Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 07:18:56PM +0200, Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > Your application is packaged in Debian, i.e. Ubuntu simply syncs it from the > Debian repo. And it seems like I was the one sponsoring the last upload some 4 years ago. umpf. > I notice this bug: https://bugs.debian.org/908694 > > Unfortunately the Debian package maintainer seems to have stepped down, and > nobody else has fixed the bug. As a result the album-data package is not > available in Debian Buster and Ubuntu 20.04. I just pinged the "maintainer" on IRC, but I have no idea what it'll yield. > So the Debian package needs a new maintainer. Or at least it needs some love > by some Debian developer who helps out by dropping that dependency. I could do that update, if it is really just dropping the dependency. But unfortunately it's not: https://sources.debian.org/src/album-data/4.05-7/debian/rules/#L68 i.e., it's removing an embedded js library. Is it really fine for it to embed said library…? In Debian we don't particularly like embedded libraries. Also I'm not spotting immediatly that .js in the copyright file, which is a RC bug by itself. I don't have enough time to actually go and see what's really going on there, but if somebody produces an update and tells me that's fine I could be convinced to sponsor it. -- 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 -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Re: Dependency question
Hi David! On 2020-06-30 10:34, David Ljung Madison wrote: I am the author of the 'album' and 'album-data' packages. I distribute a 'deb' for the package as well as a tar for the data package which someone (I'm not actually sure who) turns into an ubuntu package. For some reason they are adding an unnessary dependency: % apt-cache show album-data Depends: album, libjs-swfobject There is no reason for this package to depend on libjs-swfobject, and this is causing downstream distro's to not provide the package. How can I get the dependencies updated properly? Your application is packaged in Debian, i.e. Ubuntu simply syncs it from the Debian repo. I notice this bug: https://bugs.debian.org/908694 Unfortunately the Debian package maintainer seems to have stepped down, and nobody else has fixed the bug. As a result the album-data package is not available in Debian Buster and Ubuntu 20.04. So the Debian package needs a new maintainer. Or at least it needs some love by some Debian developer who helps out by dropping that dependency. -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
Dependency question
I am the author of the 'album' and 'album-data' packages. I distribute a 'deb' for the package as well as a tar for the data package which someone (I'm not actually sure who) turns into an ubuntu package. For some reason they are adding an unnessary dependency: % apt-cache show album-data Depends: album, libjs-swfobject There is no reason for this package to depend on libjs-swfobject, and this is causing downstream distro's to not provide the package. How can I get the dependencies updated properly? Thanks! Dave --- Dave Madison Stellarhttp://GetDave.com/415.341. - It is now safe to turn off your computer. --- -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
