Bug#783496: cmus: Clean cmus install causes DECnet setup, "getnodeadd: Can not open /etc/decnet.conf"

[mathew]

Package: cmus
Version: 2.5.0-7+b1
Severity: important

Clean install of Debian 8. Clean install of cmus.

Apparently cmus brings in libraries (libroar1?) which bring in
dnet-common and libdnet. As a result, when attempting to start cmus I
get:

getnodeadd: Can not open /etc/decnet.conf

The fix is to apt-get purge libdnet dnet-common

Apparently this has been a known problem on and off since 2011, so I'm a
bit disappointed that it's still happening:

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=608807
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=616652

616652 suggests that dnet-common was changed to avoid the problem, but
either it has regressed or the problem wasn't really fixed.

Given that DECnet support in the kernel has been orphaned since 2010
and DEC disappeared in 1998, I can't believe there are any users who
need streaming network audio interoperability with non-TCP/IP connected
SPARC systems when playing back their MP3s. Can we please block 
dnet-common and finally end the madness?

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DK.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_DK.UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages cmus depends on:
ii  libao4          1.1.0-3
ii  libasound2      1.0.28-1
ii  libc6           2.19-18
ii  libcddb2        1.3.2-5
ii  libcdio-cdda1   0.83-4.2
ii  libcdio13       0.83-4.2
ii  libcue1         1.4.0-1
ii  libfaad2        2.7-8
ii  libflac8        1.3.0-3
ii  libmad0         0.15.1b-8
ii  libmodplug1     1:0.8.8.4-4.1+b1
ii  libmpcdec6      2:0.1~r459-4.1
ii  libncursesw5    5.9+20140913-1+b1
ii  libtinfo5       5.9+20140913-1+b1
ii  libvorbisfile3  1.3.4-2
ii  libwavpack1     4.70.0-1

Versions of packages cmus recommends:
ii  cmus-plugin-ffmpeg  2.5.0-7+b1
ii  libpulse0           5.0-13
pn  libroar2            <none>

cmus suggests no packages.

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