[Python-modules-team] Bug#861175: Bug#861175: cairocffi: Please drop Build-Depends and Recommends on xcffib

[Jean-Christophe Jaskula]

Hey Sandro,

I’m overwhelmed by academic job applications. I assume Stretch’s release date is coming soon enough that this should fix ASAP so I think It would be better if you could have a look. If I have some time later this week, I might give also a look at it but nothing is sure. 

BTW, AFAIR the package is outdated with respect to the source in g.d.o that might fix already a random FTBFS. You might start from that.

Thanks,

JC

> Le 27 avr. 2017 à 19:20, Sandro Tosi <morph at debian.org> a écrit :
> 
> Hey Jean-Christophe,
> do you have time to work on this or would you be ok with me having a
> look at fixing it?
> 
> thanks!
> 
> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 8:44 AM, Niels Thykier <niels at thykier.net> wrote:
>> Source: cairocffi
>> Version: 0.7.2-1
>> Severity: grave
>> Justification: stretch-is-blocker / Depends on Source that FTBFS
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> We have unfortunately learned that we cannot compile xcffib (neither
>> in unstable nor in stretch).  Fixing it requires changes to more than
>> one package and none of these changes are trivial.
>> 
>> The easiest solution for stretch appears to be to have cairocffi drop
>> its Build-Depends and Recommends on binaries built from xcffib and
>> lose the optional features provided by that.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> ~Niels
>> 
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