Dear William and Debian maintainers, I need to clarify why this ITP was filed despite the existence of php-symfony-dependency-injection in Debian.
TECHNICAL INCOMPATIBILITY: FOSSology specifically requires Symfony Dependency Injection version 3.4.6, while the current Debian package provides version 5.4.x+. These major versions have breaking API changes that prevent FOSSology from functioning. CONCRETE EVIDENCE: During FOSSology integration testing, we encountered this exact dependency conflict: "php-symfony-console (5.4.4+dfsg-1ubuntu8) breaks php-symfony-dependency-injection (<< 4.4~~)" This error demonstrates that Symfony 5.x series is fundamentally incompatible with the 3.4.x series that FOSSology requires. VERSION COMPATIBILITY ISSUE: - FOSSology was built against Symfony 3.4.x APIs - Debian's Symfony 5.4.x has breaking changes in: - Container interface methods - Service definition syntax - Autowiring behavior - Parameter handling PROPOSED SOLUTION: Package this as php-symfony-dependency-injection-3.4 with version-specific naming to: - Avoid conflicts with existing Debian packages - Provide the legacy version FOSSology needs - Follow Debian's established pattern for version-specific packages (php7.4-*, php8.1-*, etc.) PRECEDENT: This follows the same approach Debian uses for maintaining multiple incompatible versions of critical software when applications have specific requirements. REQUEST: Could we reopen this ITP to discuss a version-specific packaging approach? FOSSology is a significant open-source project that would benefit the Debian ecosystem, and this dependency resolution is essential for its integration. Best regards, Ahmed Gamal FOSSology Debian Packaging Team Technical details available at: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fossology On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM Debian Bug Tracking System < [email protected]> wrote: > Your message dated Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:49:51 +0200 > with message-id <[email protected]> > and subject line php-symfony-dependency-injection already exists in Debian > has caused the Debian Bug report #1109631, > regarding ITP: php-symfony-dependency-injection -- Symfony Dependency > Injection component > to be marked as done. > > This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. > If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the > Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. > > (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this > message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system > misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact [email protected] > immediately.) > > > -- > 1109631: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1109631 > Debian Bug Tracking System > Contact [email protected] with problems > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ahmed Gamal <[email protected]> > To: Debian Bug Tracking System <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:57:48 +0000 > Subject: ITP: php-symfony-dependency-injection -- Symfony Dependency > Injection component > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > Owner: Ahmed Gamal <[email protected]> > > * Package name : php-symfony-dependency-injection > Version : 3.4.6 > Upstream Author : Fabien Potencier <[email protected]> > * URL : https://github.com/symfony/dependency-injection > * License : MIT > Programming Lang: PHP > Section : php > > Description: > Symfony Dependency Injection component > > This package provides the Symfony Dependency Injection component, which > allows > developers to standardize and centralize the way objects are constructed > and > dependencies are managed in PHP applications. It implements a powerful > dependency injection container that supports autowiring, service > configuration, > and advanced features for managing complex object graphs. > > The component is widely used in the Symfony framework and by many other > PHP > projects to promote modular, testable, and maintainable code. > > Rationale: > This package is required as a dependency for FOSSology, an open source > license > compliance system. FOSSology uses PHP-based tools for source code > analysis and > license detection, which rely on the Symfony Dependency Injection > component to > manage service objects and their dependencies in a flexible and > maintainable > way. > > The php-symfony-dependency-injection package is essential for: > - Managing service dependencies in FOSSology's PHP components > - Supporting modular and testable code architecture > - Enabling advanced service configuration and autowiring > - Promoting maintainable and scalable code in FOSSology > - Ensuring compatibility with other Symfony-based libraries > > Technical Details: > - Requires PHP >= 5.5.9 > - Implements a feature-rich dependency injection container > - Supports autowiring, service configuration, and advanced features > - MIT licensed for maximum compatibility > - Widely used in the PHP ecosystem > > Dependencies: > - php (>= 5.5.9) > - Build dependencies: phpunit, php-codesniffer > > The package will be maintained by Ahmed Gamal <[email protected]> > as part > of the FOSSology packaging effort. > > -- > Ahmed Gamal > FOSSology Debian Packaging Team > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: William Desportes <[email protected]> > To: 1109631 <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:49:51 +0200 > Subject: php-symfony-dependency-injection already exists in Debian > Control: tags + wontfix > > This package already exists in Debian and is provided by Symfony: > https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/symfony > > -- > William Desportes
