** Summary changed: - [needs-packaging] pdftk-java needs packaging for 18.04.02 + Please backport pdftk-java 3.0.2-2 (universe) from Disco
** Description changed: - Related to Bug #Bug #1757314, where pdftk was removed due to deprecated - dependencies in Debian, see (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- - bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=892539). + Reason for the backport: + ======================== + + pdftk was removed from Debian and Ubuntu [1] due to the removal of one of its build-dep: GCJ. It was replaced by a new source package: pdftk-java [2]. + Unfortunately, pdftk-java was not ready in time for Bionic. So, Bionic is the only Ubuntu release without any working pdftk package which is very annoying. + + [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1757314 + [2] https://bugs.debian.org/901370 + + Testing: + ======== + Mark off items in the checklist [X] as you test them, but please leave the checklist so that backporters can quickly evaluate the state of testing. + + * bionic: + [x] pdftk-java builds without modification + [x] pdftk-java installs cleanly and runs + + No reverse dependencies (included on this request). + + https://launchpad.net/~daissi/+archive/ubuntu/testing/ + + -------------------------------------------------------------------------- + Related to Bug #Bug #1757314, where pdftk was removed due to deprecated dependencies in Debian, see (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=892539). Later Ubuntu releases (Cosmic, Bionic) have moved over to pdftk-java as Debian has started using pdftk-java. Once pdftk-java packaged for 18.04.02 then Bug #1764450, request for pdftk being re-introduced. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1818356 Title: Please backport pdftk-java 3.0.2-2 (universe) from Disco To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bionic-backports/+bug/1818356/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
