https://buildd.debian.org/status/logs.php?pkg=imsprog&ver=1.8.5-1

...
/build/reproducible-path/imsprog-1.8.5/IMSProg_programmer/ch347.c:17:2: error: #error You need to convert every USB communications to little endian before this library would work.
   17 | #error You need to convert every USB communications to little endian before this library would work.
      |  ^~~~~
make[3]: *** [IMSProg_programmer/CMakeFiles/IMSProg.dir/build.make:528: IMSProg_programmer/CMakeFiles/IMSProg.dir/ch347.c.o] Error 1



Build depending on architecture-is-little-endian and asking for removal
of the s390x binaries (reportbug ftp.debian.org) might be a reasonable
option in this case.

Hi,

most important is getting rid of the old s390x binary in the archive,
removal can be requested with "reportbug ftp.debian.org".

A build dependency on architecture-is-little-endian will ensure that
building will no longer be attempted on s390x (or on non-release big
endian architectures).

cu
Adrian

Hi Adrian, Hugh,

Thanks for the tip, Adrian! Actually, I had already added
'architecture-is-little-endian' to Build-Depends in the 1.8.5-4 upload.

Following your advice, I have just updated the 1.8.5-4 upload on mentors
to revert 'Architecture' back to 'any' so it relies fully on the
build-dependency mechanism.

Hugh, could you please sponsor this 1.8.5-4 upload and also file a
removal request for the old s390x binary?

Best regards, Mikhail

Hi Mikhail,

On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:05:47 +0300 Mikhail Medvedev wrote:
 > Thanks for the tip, Adrian! Actually, I had already added
 > 'architecture-is-little-endian' to Build-Depends in the 1.8.5-4 upload.
 >
 > Following your advice, I have just updated the 1.8.5-4 upload on mentors
 > to revert 'Architecture' back to 'any' so it relies fully on the
 > build-dependency mechanism.
 >
 > Hugh, could you please sponsor this 1.8.5-4 upload and also file a
 > removal request for the old s390x binary?

You have clearly spent a lot of time addressing my feedback. Well done!

We are very close to uploading now. Just a few more things to fix.

1. Your d/watch file is invalid. The first line needs to use a colon,
not an equals sign. There also needs to be a line break separating the
Version line and other lines.

Version: 5
<line break>
<other lines>

2. Your d/copyright file is looking good. You've made some really nice
changes based on my feedback.

One further point to remember: when the author(s) and licence are
identical in two or more files, you can group those entries together.
Have a look at the diff I attached to see clearly what I mean and apply
the patch to your repository.

3. Finally, as 1.8.5-1 is the most recent version in the Debian archive,
your changelog should be version 1.8.5-2.

Please log in to mentors.debian.net, go to your imsprog page and remove
all uploads. Then you can re-upload 1.8.5-2 after merging/updating the
d/changelog entries as needed.

When you've made the above changes, let me know.

Hugh

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
imsprog, 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 1140616@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Mikhail Medvedev <e-ink-reader@yandex.ru> (supplier of updated imsprog package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0300
Source: imsprog
Architecture: source
Version: 1.8.5-2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Mikhail Medvedev <e-ink-reader@yandex.ru>
Changed-By: Mikhail Medvedev <e-ink-reader@yandex.ru>
Closes: 1140616
Changes:
 imsprog (1.8.5-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Update debian/control:
     - Use architecture-is-little-endian in Build-Depends and revert
       Architecture to 'any' to prevent FTBFS on big-endian platforms
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     - Remove Priority field from the Source section.
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   * Update debian/copyright:
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     - Remove redundant separate entries for upstream LICENSE files.
   * Address feedback from lintian and sponsor (Hugh McMaster):
     - Completely rewrite debian/copyright to match DEP-5 specification.
     - Add missing license definitions for ch34x_i2c and ch341funcs files.
     - Format Upstream-Contact email with angle brackets and drop redundant
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     - Drop obsolete Rules-Requires-Root field from d/control.
     - Remove unnecessary debian/NEWS file.
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