Any use would fail anyway, so we might as well clean up the code.

Last known instance of the command was
https://packages.debian.org/buster/amd64/qt4-qmake/filelist

Best regards,
Niels

Niels Thykier:
compat with oldoldstable (per support rules).

Best regards,
Niels

Hello,

Bug #1077604 in debhelper reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debhelper/-/commit/97e74340b10a446a878599c6f1dfa2ef443962b8
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Remove the `qmake-qt4` build system as it had no users remaining

The underlying command for the `qmake-qt4` build system was removed
in buster and codesearch.d.n did not yield any results for
`qmake-qt4` (nor with `_`) in any `debian/rules` file.

Closes: #1077604
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(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1077604

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debhelper, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1077604@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net> (supplier of updated debhelper package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
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Format: 1.8
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 09:32:06 +0000
Source: debhelper
Architecture: source
Version: 13.27
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debhelper Maintainers <debhelper@packages.debian.org>
Changed-By: Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>
Closes: 1061610 1077604
Changes:
 debhelper (13.27) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   [ Alastair McKinstry ]
   * Dh_Buildsystems.pm: add `fortran` as 3rd party buildsystem.
 .
   [ Niels Thykier ]
   * dh_assistant: Document `none` as output of `which-build-system`
   * single-binary: Recommend `debputy` to migrate config files in c14
   * Mention `debputy` auto-migration in upgrade checklist for c14
   * Dh_Lib.pm: Use `cp --update=none` instead `-n` (Closes: #1061610)
   * Remove the `qmake-qt4` build system as it had no users remaining
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   * Dh_Lib.pm: Prettify some shell escapes to make them easier to read
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     correct thing to do and the option(s) had no users according to
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