Bug#767653:

Tobias Frost tobi at frost.de
Tue Nov 25 08:08:06 UTC 2014


> Hi Tobi,
>
> * Tobias Frost <tobi at debian.org> [2014-11-24 22:12]:
>> Ok, pulled from the git and comparing to the version currently in
>> Jessie:
>> As we are in the freeze, you need to create targeted fixes for RC Bugs
>> only.* So the doxygen one isn't.
>
> This seems to be coming from a new Doxygen version and is only needed
> for debclean , but I can revert it without problems.
>
>>  And be more detailed in freeze time:
>
> Will do.
>
>> I'd write "Do not ship but create at install time the files ...
>> Is the "register modules" change needed for 767653? (I assume yes, but
>> then the changelog should make that clear too)
>
> That's actually all part of one change, but ended up in two commits, so
> git-dch made two lines out of it. Will change the changelog.
>
>> Why are you moving the util-binaries to the libary package? I would find
>> it better to depend on the utils package instead, (especially as you
>> should consider implement multi-arch for Jessie+1)
>
> openni-utils contains sample applications depending on libopenni0.
> Leaving niReg/niLicense in there would generate a circular dependency,
> as we need them in the libopenni0 postinst. Is there an other option?

Declaring a circular dependency is not a problem here and well handled by dpkg.
When postinst is called, both packages are guaranteed to be unpacked, so the
library / binaries are in place at this point of time. (See Policy §7.2)

> Cheers Jochen
>



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