Bug#822277: gdk-pixbuf is not binNMU safe and becomes uninstallable on every package update

[Matthias Klose]

On 23.04.2016 01:16, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 23.04.2016 um 01:10 schrieb Matthias Klose:
>> Control: reopen -1
>>
>> On 23.04.2016 01:07, Michael Biebl wrote:
>>> Am 23.04.2016 um 01:02 schrieb Matthias Klose:
>>>> On 23.04.2016 00:50, Michael Biebl wrote:
>>>>> Am 23.04.2016 um 00:09 schrieb Matthias Klose:
>>>>>> Package: src:gdk-pixbuf
>>>>>> Version: 2.34.0-1
>>>>>> Severity: important
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $ apt-cache show libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0|grep Depends
>>>>>> Depends: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common (= 2.34.0-1)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In this form the package cannot be binNMUed
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure it can.
>>>>> Using = ${source:Version} between a arch: any to arch: all package is
>>>>> totally safe.
>>>>
>>>> but this shows up every time as uninstallability when the gdk-pixbuf is
>>>> not yet built on some archs, and I'm trying to build either gcc or
>>>> openjdk.
>>>
>>> So what? That just means the dependencies work as intended. We don't
>>> want any version skew. Once the buildds have picked up, your package
>>> will build just fine.
>>
>> well, you're artificially delaying archive builds.
>
> We aren't. And it's really a non-issue. It's not like gdk-pixbuf is
> uploaded every other day or takes days to build. So the most delay you
> will get is about 6 hours.

yes, and likely another six hours for any other of such build dependencies.