[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1024890: ntcard - build-dependencies unsatisfiable on 32-bit.

[Peter Green]

On 30/11/2022 07:29, Andreas Tille wrote:
>> 3. Declare your package unsupported on 32-bit architectures and file a
>> removal bug with the ftpmasters.
> For what architecture should we file a removal bug?

armel armhf i386 mipsel s390x

(390x is not 32-bit but is also affected, I missed that when initially filing the bug).

>    The package was
> never released on 32 bit architectures

ntcard was built on all release architectures and binaries for all
architetures are currently in testing.

After it was built, nthash was removed on 32-bit and big-endian architectures
as documented in https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1023060


> Could you please give any reason which backs up your choice "serious"
> for this bug report?

The rc policy says

>      Packages must autobuild without failure on all architectures on
>      which they are supported. Packages must be supported on as many
>      architectures as is reasonably possible. Packages are assumed to
>      be supported on all architectures for which they have previously
>      built successfully. Prior builds for unsupported architectures
>      must be removed from the archive (contact -release or ftpmaster
>      if this is the case).
>      Ref: RT?
>
>      Packages must be buildable within the same release.
>      Ref: RT?

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