Bug#594273: RM: libdigest-sha1-perl -- ROM; Superseeded by Digest::SHA

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

reassign 594273 ftp.debian.org
retitle 594273 RM: libdigest-sha1-perl -- ROM; functionality provided by Digest::SHA
severity 594273 normal
thanks

Hi ftp-master Team

Could you remove libdigest-sha1-perl from unstable? See the reason
below. We tracked this 'transition' via [1].

 [1] http://deb.li/digestsha

On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 01:12:51PM +0900, Ansgar Burchardt wrote:
> Package: libdigest-sha1-perl
> Version: 2.13-1
> Severity: important
> 
> I would like to get rid of this module after Squeeze has been released.
> Its functionality is also provided by Digest::SHA (which is in core).
> 
> Switching from Digest::SHA1 to Digest::SHA should be as easy as
> s,Digest::SHA1,Digest::SHA1,g as Digest::SHA only provides additional
> functions (with the exception of sha1_transform which is no longer
> present).  The (build-)dependency on libdigest-sha1-perl can then be
> removed; Digest::SHA is already included in Lenny's perl.
> 
> Regards,
> Ansgar

Many thanks for your work!

Regards
Salvatore
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