[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1070994: src:praat: fails to migrate to testing for too long: FTBFS on arm64, armel, armhf, ppc64el and riscv64

[Rafael Laboissière]

reopen -1 
found -1 6.4.12+dfsg-3

I partially fixed Bug#1070994 in version 6.4.12+dfsg-3. Indeed, this 
version correctly builds on arm64, armel, ppc64el, and riscv64. However, 
build on armhf fails for an unrelated reason. I am currently 
investigating this. I am hereby reopen the bug report.

Best,

Rafael

* Paul Gevers <elbrus at debian.org> [2024-05-12 18:51]:

> Source: praat
> Version: 6.4.05+dfsg-1
> Severity: serious
> Tags: sid trixie ftbfs
> User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
> Usertags: out-of-sync
>
> Dear maintainer(s),
>
> The Release Team considers packages that are out-of-sync between 
> testing and unstable for more than 30 days as having a Release 
> Critical bug in testing [1]. Your package src:praat has been trying to 
> migrate for 74 days [2]. Hence, I am filing this bug. The version in 
> unstabled failed to build on most architectures where it build before.
>
> If a package is out of sync between unstable and testing for a longer 
> period, this usually means that bugs in the package in testing cannot 
> be fixed via unstable. Additionally, blocked packages can have impact 
> on other packages, which makes preparing for the release more 
> difficult. Finally, it often exposes issues with the package and/or 
> its (reverse-)dependencies. We expect maintainers to fix issues that 
> hamper the migration of their package in a timely manner.
>
> This bug will trigger auto-removal when appropriate. As with all new 
> bugs, there will be at least 30 days before the package is 
> auto-removed.
>
> I have immediately closed this bug with the version in unstable, so if 
> that version or a later version migrates, this bug will no longer 
> affect testing. I have also tagged this bug to only affect sid and 
> trixie, so it doesn't affect (old-)stable.
>
> If you believe your package is unable to migrate to testing due to 
> issues beyond your control, don't hesitate to contact the Release 
> Team.
>
> Paul
>
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2023/06/msg00001.html 
> [2] https://qa.debian.org/excuses.php?package=praat
>