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and subject line Re: Bug#952997: debian-edu-config: pacparser being removed,
please drop from debian-edu-config
has caused the Debian Bug report #952963,
regarding RM: pacparser -- RoQA; RC Buggy, Unmaintained, Packaging obsolete
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Package: ftp.debian.org
Severity: normal
This package hasn't been touched since I NMUed it several years ago. In
theory it could be updated to drop python2 support, but then the
packaging needs a major overhaul (compat = 5 and it shows), which no one
appears to be up to doing, so it's better to remove it now rather than
just barely fix it up enough now and leave a bigger mess for someone
else later.
Scott K
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On Monday, March 2, 2020 3:15:34 PM EST Mike Gabriel wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> On Mo 02 Mär 2020 20:20:01 CET, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> > Package: debian-edu-config
> > Version: 2.11.14
> > Severity: important
> >
> > Dear Maintainer,
> >
> > The pacparser source package is unmaintained and RC buggy. As a result,
> > I have asked to have it removed from Debian (Bug #952963).
> > debian-edu-config depends on libpacparser1. It is the only rdepend.
> >
> > If libpacparser1 is not important to debian-edu, please drop the depends
> > to the removal can proceed. If it is important to debian-edu, please
> > take over maintenance of the package.
> >
> > I can provide a debdiff to drop the python2 bits from the package. I
> > was preparing an NMU to do so when I realized how hopelessly out of date
> > the packaging is (compat = 5). It won't be long before it either has to
> > be removed anyway due to the package breaking or someone will have to
> > re-invest the time in seriously modernizing it.
> >
> > If no one is interested (and there's no sign of it so far), I think it's
> > better to just remove it.
> >
> > Please let me know your preference. At some point we'll probably need
> > to go ahead with the rm of pacparser to keep the python2-rm process
> > moving.
> >
> > Scott K
>
> We definitely need libpacparser1 (rather "pactester") in Debian Edu.
> Or something similar.
>
> Please put your removal request on hold or drop it entirely. I am
> happy to invest some time in this.
>
> Or do you know of an alternative way to analyze wpad files?
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. The removal is already on hold due
to there being a reverse depends. I don't know about other ways to anyalze
wpad files. My interest in this is strictly related to archive hygiene and
moving the python2-rm process along.
I'm marking the rm bug as done based on this feedback. I'll go ahead with my
NMU to drop python2 support. Since debian-edu is interested in the package, I
strongly recommend you consider adopting it because it's clearly unmaintained.
I'll leave the bug against debian-edu open as a reminder (feel free to close
it if that's not useful).
Scott K
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