Hi, > I have uploaded fmtlib/8 to experimental, and plan to start this transition. > > You package FTBFS with fmtlib/8, it has been fixed in version 2021.08.26. > Please package the new version or backport the relevant commits.
Unfortunately never versions than the one currently in testing (2021.05.27) can not be easily packaged, since new versions require Apache Arrow which is not (yet) available in Debian [0]. A package for Arrow has been prepared [1] but I am not willing to maintain this large software dependency -- which is very actively developed with potentially breaking API/ABI changes -- on my own so I am currently refraining from uploading it. I have handed my preliminary work over to the Debian Science Team. The backport of the libfmt support update is too much of a hassle to port to an old version that is unlikely to be used by anyone as VAST development also moves too fast to be OK with Debian's update routine. I suggest to let VAST drop out of testing until Apache Arrow is available, so it does not block your transition. Cheers Sascha [0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=970021 [1] https://salsa.debian.org/science-team/arrow
