Bug#836759: proftpd-dfsg: please drop the build dependency on hardening-wrapper

[Mattia Rizzolo]

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 02:07:17PM +0200, Hilmar Preuße wrote:
> Sorry to bother you again. The generated configure script seems to be broken
> or incomplete:

arggg :(

> Should we open a new bug for all this?

IMHO yes.

> 
> > I suggest you bring that upstream, not being able to run
> >     autoreconf -f -i
> > on a autotools project is IMHO a bug that ought to be fixed.
> > 
> Well, yes. Something to do in the future, not sure when.

IMHO, this should be handled upstream.
I've now looked for the first time at the upstream git repo, and I see
the "configure" file being there: it shouldn't.  All the artifacts of
autotool are not supposed to be stored within a VCS, only generated at
release time.  Though that one seems to be kept up to date with
configure.in; clearly they are not doing the same with the rest of
autotools-generated artifacts.

Considering that there are so many issues and maybe you want to upload
soon rather than later, for me feel free to skip this point about
autoreconf, but please try to get this fixed.


btw, I peaked at the debian's git repository, and I saw that you used
the git:// protocol in Vcs-Git; given that it's possible please avoid
doing so, also see
https://lintian.debian.org/tags/vcs-field-uses-insecure-uri.html

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