[pkg-uWSGI-devel] Bug#941432: Bug#941432: Bug#941432: Bug#941432: Bug#941432: uwsgi-core: Dependency libmatheval is getting out of bullseye

[Pierre-Elliott Bécue]

Le jeudi 03 octobre 2019 à 11:50:48+0200, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit :
> Quoting Alexandre Rossi (2019-10-02 15:04:54)
> > > > > > Do you have plans/solutions regarding this issue? Is it possible 
> > > > > > to drop uwsgi-core dependency on libmatheval1?
> > > > > 
> > > > > It should be as simple as not building the matheval plugin which is 
> > > > > not critical to uwsgi. Should I go on with this?
> > > > 
> > > > Yeah, I just wasn't sure that it'd be an acceptable solution for you.
> > > > 
> > > > But it's perfectly fine with me. :)
> > > 
> > > Well, I would say "tolerable" rather than "acceptable" - it is a real 
> > > annoyance since it will directly remove features now offered in uwsgi.
> > 
> > upstream says in 1.9.20 changelog:
> > 
> >     The matheval support has been removed, while a generic “matheval” plugin
> >     (for internal routing) is available (but not compiled in by default).
> >     See below for the new way for making “math” in config files.
> > 
> > > @Alexandre: Make sure to add a NEWS entry warning users of the removal 
> > > of matheval - ideally enumerating explicitly all uwsgi options which has 
> > > disappeared and may silently wreak havoc on local systems.
> > > 
> > > Also, better check e.g. with codesearch.debian.net if any packages rely 
> > > on matheval-related uwsgi config options, and if so alert them with 
> > > bugreports.
> > 
> > Search on "uwsgi matheval" or "uwsgi math" yields no result.
> 
> Ah well, seems you got better knowledge here than me, Alex :-)

Thanks for taking the time to answer.

Do you require some assistance regarding a new upload of uwsgi? I'm
eager to dedicate some time to it if you can't do so. :)

With best regards,

-- 
Pierre-Elliott Bécue
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