[xml/sgml-pkgs] Comments regarding libxml2_2.7.8.dfsg-9_amd64.changes

[Aron Xu]

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 01:46, Ansgar Burchardt <ftpmaster at debian.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the last changelog entry says
>
>   * New binary: libxml2-utils-dbg.
>     Move debuggings symbols of libxml2-utils binaries to another package
>     in favor of marking libxml2-dbg as M-A: same. Descriptions of related
>     binary packages are slightly modified.
>
> I don't think this is really needed: with debhelper compat level 9, debhelper
> will move debug symbols to files that include a unique build id:
>
> ---- contents of libxml2-utils-dbg_2.7.8.dfsg-9_amd64.deb ----
> [...]
> -rw-r--r-- root/root     56964 2012-04-23 09:52 ./usr/lib/debug/.build-id/f0/3930eb4c5214d7f420d236bc989f8ec5478953.debug
>
> So you should be able to have all debug symbols in a single, multi-arch:same
> package.
>
> I'm going to accept the new package, but please consider to drop it in your
> next upload again.
>

Thanks for your advice, I'll consider doing this in my next upload.

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Regards,
Aron Xu