Bug#773873: libidna-punycode-perl: dead code - replaced by liburi-perl

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> >> No packages depend on libidna-punycode-perl - candidate for removal?
> >
> > Popcon shows about 35-45 installations with around 5 activity votes.
> >
> > IMHO that are too many installations for a removal without RC bug, but 
> > likely a removal candidate if it catches a non-trivial RC bug in the 
> > future.
> 
> Fair enough - but I do believe it effectively means we take over as 
> upstream, and should then adapt packaging to reflect that - not 
> repackage as dpkg source format "3.0 (native)", but have Homepage, watch 
> file and debian/copyright source URLs point to our resources at Alioth.

I disagree. As long as there's no major issue for the package in Sid...

> It must've happened before among our thousands of packages - do we have 
> formalized some procedures for which actions we should remember to take, 
> and how we then monitor its health? Do we e.g. push to CPAN and monitor 
> tkwalitee and cpantesters.org, also against Windows and Mac?

I think that's all totally overkill.

> As a minimum, I guess it makes sense to keep this bug open,

Yes. I though would lower the severity to minor.

> and 45 hits on popcon is not enough for me to volunteer as new
> upstream for code I see no need for,

And I see no need for that effort.

> even if bugfree...

For me, that makes quite some difference.

		Regards, Axel
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