From: helmut@subdivi.de   
      
   Hi Mark,   
      
   On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 02:49:53PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:   
   > On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 10:22:55AM +0100, Helmut Grohne wrote:   
   > > So would you rather fix these or let me fix them? Either way works for   
   > > me. I see your objection to the refactoring in the cross build patch and   
   > > can do with less refactoring.   
   >   
   > I had been hoping for some clarification from you there.  The problem   
   > with your patch is that it is hard to understand what it is doing, it's   
   > at least three different changes mashed together which doesn't help.  If   
   > you can either clarify the patch or provide a patch series which is more   
   > comprehensible I'll take a look, otherwise at some point I'll probably   
   > just write my own.   
      
   The requested update did arrive. Do you have any objections to me NMUing   
   zlib with a minimally invasive variant such as   
      
   https://salsa.debian.org/helmutg/rebootstrap/-/blob/master/boots   
   rap.sh?ref_type=heads#L3673   
      
   now? It seems you still are too busy to handle this and that feels fine.   
   Just don't eternally block others.   
      
   Helmut   
      
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