On 2/14/22 2:32 PM, Arnaud Rebillout wrote:
when a build-dep is missing, the "quick fix" is to embed it in the package. [...] That should unblock you for this build-dep. Keep doing it for other missing build deps.Then later on, after you have the view on all the missing build deps, you can start packaging it properly. Then submit to NEW, and with time, as they enter debian, replace the vendor copies with proper Debian build-deps.
This is sensible, but several times this does cause inconsistencies. It is also hard to keep a track of what is still vendored and what has been accepted (since NEW can take a lot of time as well). Such an approach is good if you are very actively tracking it yourself, but whilst working on a number of packages, it is easy to slack off :) I'd rather suggest to avoid vendoring when you can, provided when you don't need the package on an urgent basis. Regards, Nilesh
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