[Pkg-tcltk-devel] Bug#797543: Bug#797543: xotcl: please make the build reproducible

[Stefan Sobernig]

Hi Chris,
Hi Sven,

Thanks for re-entering me into the loop. I am afraid, I don't know why,
but I have never received any mailing list emails. Just checked my
archive. I would have acted earlier (I am not checking the PTS sites
regularly, should have probably.)

>> There hasn't seem to be any update on this bug in 348 days, in which
>> time the Reproducible Builds effort has come on a long way. :)
>>
>> Would you consider applying this patch and uploading?
> 
> Since I once upon a time sponsored the upload of xotcl I just
> considered doing a NMU. 


> But then I discovered that due to the
> still unfixed #821962 xotcl is already on the list of to be removed
> packages.
> Since I use neither xotcl nor aolserver I would currently refrain
> from trying to support unmaintained packages further. But I'm putting
> Stefan on CC in case he missed the mailinglist mails.

I am happy to play my part (xotcl).

As for 821962, Sergei Golovan replied to the aolserver list that he
would take care of it? Frankie has not been very responsive as AOLServer
maintainer for the last two years.

As for xotcl: XOTcl continues playing some role (will be maintained),
but will be phased out for NSF/XOTcl 2 over time. But I prefer to see
the xotcl debian package alive.

Ad "Reproducible Builds": Has the RB toolchain been tested on
https://packages.qa.debian.org/n/nsf.html successfully? Do we need to
take care of anything?

All the best,
Stefan