On Friday, November 05 2021, Sebastiaan Couwenberg wrote: > On 11/5/21 20:58, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote: >> - The netcdf upstream project seems to be inactive, to say the least. >> The last release happened in 2015, and I could not find a git >> repository for it. > > Upstream development is not healthy, but not entirely dead: > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-gis/2021/10/msg00003.html
Ah, thanks for the pointer, I wasn't aware that the package is being maintained. >> Having said all that, I am inclined to say that this package >> could/should be removed from Debian if it causes delays in the Ruby 3.0 >> transition. > > It does not cause delays, ruby3.0 is in testing since October 20th and > ruby-defaults (1:2.7.6) migrated yesterday. > > ruby-netcdf has no rdeps and low popcon, it's insignificant in the > greater ruby3.0 transition. > > The package will be removed from Debian if it doesn't get fixed in > time for the bookworm release. > > Its maintainer and upstream developer said he'd work on fixing it, and > there is still plenty of time for that. ACK. Thanks, -- Sergio GPG key ID: 237A 54B1 0287 28BF 00EF 31F4 D0EB 7628 65FC 5E36 Please send encrypted e-mail if possible https://sergiodj.net/
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