Bug#868398: libgnome2-vfs-perl: Please drop the (build-)dependency against gnome-vfs

intrigeri intrigeri at debian.org
Thu Jul 20 12:36:49 UTC 2017


Control: blocked 868398 by 868395

Hi,

gregor herrmann:
> Well, yes, this package provides the perl bindings for gnome-vfs :)
> So if the latter goes away, this package will have to be removed.

Agreed. I've been meaning to drop libgnome2*-perl for some time,
ideally during the Buster cycle. Let's do it!

> % reverse-depends libgnome2-vfs-perl
> Reverse-Recommends
> ==================
> * perlpanel

The version in the archive is a CVS (!) snapshot from 2005.
Maintained by the Debian QA group, low popcon (inst:74, vote: 14).
I say let's remove it.

> Reverse-Depends
> ===============
> * libgnome2-perl

Let's have a closer look on #868395 at what prevents us from removing
that one.

> * shutter

Dead upstream since years, and IMO we can very well live without yet
another screenshot program in the archive ⇒ I say let's remove it.

> * yarssr

The maintainer wrote "I’d rather drop it than patch it. So when it is
time to RM gnome-vfs, feel free to RM yarssr as well."
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=868410#10

Cheers,
-- 
intrigeri



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