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

[Andreas Tille]

Hi Peter,

Am Sun, Nov 27, 2022 at 02:30:15PM +0000 schrieb Peter Michael Green:
> Package: ntcard
> Version: 1.2.2+dfsg-4
> Severity: serious
> 
> ntcard build-depends on libnthash-dev which is no longer available on 32-bit
> architectures.
> 
> There are in general 3 potential soloutions for this (in roughly descending
> order of preference)
> 
> 1. Fix your build-dependencies so they are once again available on all
> release architectures.
> 2. Eliminate the build-dependencies in question, either generally or on
> those specific architectures.

Both it not possible.

> 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?  The package was
never released on 32 bit architectures so I see no point in bothering
ftpmaster.

> I do not know which are pratical in the case of your particular package.

As far as I know its a frequently used method to add Build-Depends that
are not available for a certain architecture to prevent autobuilders
from building those packages under these architectures.  If I would
explicitly restrict the architectures of nthash it would need manual
intervention if libbtllib-dev might become available also for 32 bit
(which is probably not the case - but at least in theory this is the
reason to *not* provide a list of supported architectures).

Could you please give any reason which backs up your choice "serious"
for this bug report?  IMHO the package is perfectly OK and the bug
should be closed.

Kind regards
   Andreas.

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