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Re: jflex package

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Hi,

Am 25.04.20 um 17:51 schrieb Gilles Filippini:
> Hi,
> 
> Is the jflex package still maintained? It has no upload since 2018 and
> new releases are out, the last one being 1.8.1.
> BTW I wonder why the source package is built from the upstream binary
> distribution tarball instead of the source one. The latter ships
> jflex-maven-plugin which could be packaged as well.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> _g.

I am still active even if I don't currently make as many changes as I
did one or two years ago. I have added myself to uploaders back in 2016
because the package was unmaintained and we needed an update. JFlex
1.8.1 was only released two months ago. I usually hesitate to update
packages like jflex because we gain very little by doing so. This
package is mostly required for building packages. There is not really a
user visible exposure. As long as it works as expected, I believe we
don't need to update it more than once per release cycle, if at all.

I don't remember anymore how I build the package but from the rules and
control file I assume that we have to be very careful because jflex
build-depends on itself. It is a bit tricky to really build it from
scratch. Anyways if you want to make changes, please do so if it makes
Debian better. Don't forget to check the reverse-build-dependencies though.

Regards,

Markus

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