Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-09-24 Thread Simon McVittie
On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 at 23:45:30 +0200, Guillem Jover wrote: > On Sat, 2024-04-27 at 17:40:49 +0800, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > > +A package statically linked with the libraries contained in the > > +librust-gtk4-dev and librust-pulsectl-rs-dev binary packages, where > > +the latter is licensed under

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-08-21 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Sat, 2024-04-27 at 17:40:49 +0800, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > Thanks for your input and suggestions. I've attached an updated patch with > several changes, including improving making the description of the field more > specific, adding another example that is not Go/Rust related, and improvi

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-08-21 Thread Chris Hofstaedtler
On Thu, Jun 20, 2024 at 01:40:11PM +0800, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > > Below is the relevant part of the updated patch, to save you from > > downloading > > the attachment: > > > > ``Static-Built-Using`` > > ~~ > > > > This ``Static-Built-Using`` field must list source package

Bug#1069256: Fwd: Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-07-14 Thread Peter B
Any DDs on the Pascal team able and willing to second this? Forwarded Message Subject: Re: Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using Resent-Date:Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:11:11 + (UTC) Resent-From:debian-de...@lists.debian.org Date

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-07-14 Thread Peter B
On 14/07/2024 16:54, Maytham Alsudany wrote: Hi, Ping for further feedback or seconds for proposed policy change to clarify and document the use of the Static-Built-Using field. Hi Maytham, could also mention that this field would be useful for fpc & lazarus packages. https://bugs.debian.or

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-07-14 Thread Maytham Alsudany
Hi, Ping for further feedback or seconds for proposed policy change to clarify and document the use of the Static-Built-Using field. On Sat, 2024-04-27 at 17:40 +0800, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > Thanks for your input and suggestions. I've attached an updated patch with > several changes, including

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-06-30 Thread Matthias Geiger
On Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:40:11 +0800 Maytham Alsudany wrote: > Hi, > > Ping for further feedback or seconds for proposed policy change to > clarify and document the use of the Static-Built-Using field. Hi Maytham, thanks for your work. LGTM too, consider this seconded. best, werdahias

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-06-19 Thread Maytham Alsudany
Hi, Ping for further feedback or seconds for proposed policy change to clarify and document the use of the Static-Built-Using field. On Sat, 2024-04-27 at 17:40 +0800, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > Thanks for your input and suggestions. I've attached an updated patch with > several changes, including

Bug#1069256: Fwd: Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-05-08 Thread Maytham Alsudany
Hi all, I would greatly appreciate it if you could have a look at the proposal attached below to add a new section to the Debian Policy detailing the use of the Static- Built-Using and differentiating it from the Built-Using field. Could you please ensure that it aligns with your goals in the Gol

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-05-02 Thread Fabian Grünbichler
On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 05:40:49PM +0800, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Thanks for your input and suggestions. I've attached an updated patch with > several changes, including improving making the description of the field more > specific, adding another example that is not Go/Rust rel

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-27 Thread Maytham Alsudany
Hi everyone, Thanks for your input and suggestions. I've attached an updated patch with several changes, including improving making the description of the field more specific, adding another example that is not Go/Rust related, and improving the Rust example to show the simultaneous use of Static-

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-24 Thread Peter B
Regarding ;- "(for example linking against static libraries, builds for  source-centered languages such as Go or Rust, usage of header-only  C/C++ libraries, injecting data blobs into code, etc.)" Perhaps Pascal & Lazarus could be added to that list for clarity? [1] Regards, Peter [1]  https:

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-23 Thread Fabian Grünbichler
On Fri, Apr 19, 2024 at 07:59:19AM +0100, Sean Whitton wrote: > Hello Go and Rust packagers, > > On Thu 18 Apr 2024 at 11:29pm +03, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > > > With the increasing amount of programs in Debian that Build-Depend and > > statically link with Golang and Rust libraries, it's importa

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-20 Thread Guillem Jover
Hi! On Thu, 2024-04-18 at 23:29:11 +0300, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 4.7.0.0 > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@lists.debian.org > In early 2022, Guillem added support for a new Static-Built-Using field to > dpkg, encouraging packagers to use it over

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-20 Thread Chris Hofstaedtler
On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 11:29:11PM +0300, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > +``Static-Built-Using`` > +~~ IMO this should not only state when it is to be used, but also what it is used for and by whom. IOW who is the intended receiver. What will they do with the info provided in this f

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-19 Thread Simon Josefsson
Maytham Alsudany writes: > In early 2022, Guillem added support for a new Static-Built-Using field to > dpkg, encouraging packagers to use it over Built-Using to specify > statically-linked dependencies [2]. The commit message states the following: > > This field mimics the previous Built-Using

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-19 Thread Sean Whitton
Hello Go and Rust packagers, On Thu 18 Apr 2024 at 11:29pm +03, Maytham Alsudany wrote: > With the increasing amount of programs in Debian that Build-Depend and > statically link with Golang and Rust libraries, it's important that > the Debian Policy clearly sets out the requirements for declarin

Bug#1069256: debian-policy: clarify requirement for use of Static-Built-Using

2024-04-18 Thread Maytham Alsudany
Package: debian-policy Version: 4.7.0.0 Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@lists.debian.org Dear Policymakers, With the increasing amount of programs in Debian that Build-Depend and statically link with Golang and Rust libraries, it's important that the Debian Policy clearly sets out the