Source: debianutils Version: 5.0-1 Severity: serious Tags: sid bookworm User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org Usertags: out-of-sync
Dear maintainer(s), As recently announced [1], the Release Team now considers packages that are out-of-sync between testing and unstable for more than 60 days as having a Release Critical bug in testing. Your package src:debianutils has been trying to migrate for 60 days [2]. Hence, I am filing this bug. You removed essential functionality without implementing a proper removal transition. Your package is therefore blocked by Sebastian Ramacher. If a package is out of sync between unstable and testing for a longer period, this usually means that bugs in the package in testing cannot be fixed via unstable. That's not the case here. Additionally, blocked packages can have impact on other packages, which makes preparing for the release more difficult. Finally, it often exposes issues with the package and/or its (reverse-)dependencies. We expect maintainers to fix issues that hamper the migration of their package in a timely manner. I have not closed this bug in unstable as that version is considered unfit for release by Sebastian Ramacher (release manager), so if that dispute is resolved and the block is lifted, this bug needs to be closed manually. I have also tagged this bug to only affect sid and bookworm, so it doesn't affect (old-)stable. If you believe your package is unable to migrate to testing due to issues beyond your control, don't hesitate to contact the Release Team. Helmut [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html [2] https://qa.debian.org/excuses.php?package=debianutils
