Bug#701273: eris: ftbfs with GCC-4.8

[coldtobi]

Package: src:eris
Followup-For: Bug #701273

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Hallo,

I just also try to understand the situation, while see if there
is a way to NMU ember to aid in some transitions...

But I think only a DD could help right now, because its needs an
upload of another package:

So the mess seems like this (a little simplified...)
- - ember B-D on liberis-1.3-dev, (provided by eris, this package)
- - liberis-1.3-dev in uninstallable (missing dep on libskstream-0.3-6,
  there is now a libskstream-0.3-7)

- --> so a rebuild of eris is needed

Hoewever eris *cannot* be rebuilt rightt now, because of broken B-Ds:
It needs libmercator-0.3-dev.

However, this package cannot be installed -- broken dependencies.
It depends on libwfmath-1.0-dev, which is unavailable.

The base src package for libwfmath is wfmath, and is currently at
version 0.3.12 and stating on the PTS that 
"wfmath 1.0.2+dfsg1 is in the packaging queue" dated Sep 11 2013

A try to compile mercator against libwfmath-0.3 instead FTBFS,
the version is hardcoded in its configure.ac (and indeed needed)

Looking for the libwfmath 1.0 packages, I saw that there was an upload to 
mentors.d.n -- https://mentors.debian.net/package/wfmath
It says that this package needs a sponsor, but I could not find a RFS for
it (neigther on the mailing list, nor on the BTS...)

So it seems, to resolve this mess, an essential step would be to upload
libwfmath1.0. But that needs a DD :) 
maybe the package from mentors is fine enough to just upload it?
(I did not check the quality of it, but at least it seems lintian clean)

Or this is a case where a NMU is justifiable?

After libwfmath1.0 entered unstable, this and all other related RC bugs
can be tackled.


- -- coldtobi


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