Control: tags -1 confirmed On 2026-06-05 22:34:46 +0200, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > Control: affects -1 + src:libnsl > User: [email protected] > Usertags: transition > > Dear release team, > > I would like to get a transition slot for the libnsl2 -> libnsl3 transition. > The latter is already in experimental. The main change in this version is the > drop for the NIS+ support, which means the corresponding symbols are not > exported anymore, requiring a SONAME bump even if the library uses symbol > versioning. Besides that the changes are minor.
Go ahead Cheers > I've tried rebuilding all the reverse dependencies against libnsl3 on amd64, > and the following packages build successfully: > - argus > argus-clients > - autofs > - ball > - dar > - dcmtk > - dsniff > - iproute2 > - java3d > - libnet-nis-perl > - libnss-nis > - ntirpc > - perdition > - pike8.0 > - postfix > - proftpd-dfsg > - python3.13 > - python3.14 > - slapi-nis > - udptunnel > - ypbind-mt > - ypserv > - yp-tools > > However sendmail FTBFS. The issue is reported in bug #1138718 and > includes a patch. Given it is QA maintained, I can do an upload when the > transition begins. > > Ben file: > > title = "libnsl"; > is_affected = .depends ~ "libnsl2" | .depends ~ "libnsl3"; > is_good = .depends ~ "libnsl3"; > is_bad = .depends ~ "libnsl2"; > > Thanks for considering > Aurelien > -- Sebastian Ramacher
