Bug#961443: buster-pu: package perl/5.28.2

[Dominic Hargreaves]

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On Tue, Jun 02, 2020 at 12:14:27AM +0100, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> Further to the above, we now have a no-dsa security issue to push out
> to buster (and stretch, but we prefer a more traditional approach there
> because of the relative size of changes and age of the release).
> 
> The security issues in question are tracked at #962005.
> 
> I attach the additional diff between 5.28.2 and 5.28.3 (which was
> purely a security release) - again, excluding doc and version churn.
> 
> Please do let me know if you would be okay with this approach, and
> we can get the ball rolling.

We're no longer proposing this approach for the immediate update
pending concerns around smooth upgrades (cf #962138). We expect this
an be fixable but in the meantime I'm temporarily withdrawing the
proposal.

Expect to see a regular point release proposal with cherry-picks
shortly (for both buster and stretch).

Best
Dominic