[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#874835: [bppphyview] Future Qt4 removal from Buster

[Julien Yann Dutheil]

Dear Andreas,

The fix was made upstream on the master branch, but has not been released
yet. We have recently discussed a change in our release strategies: we will
release more frequently "minor" updates based on the master branch (version
x.y.1, x.y.2 etc) which will only be distributed as source archives. I will
only package the x.1, x.2, etc more serious updates. Maybe the watch file
could only check for these new updates? Or should we use a distinct tagging
system for the minor updates?

Best,

Julien.

On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Andreas Tille <tille at debian.org> wrote:

> Dear Julien,
>
> thanks for the information.  The watch file did not catched any new
> upstream version.  May be this needs to be adapted as well?
>
> Thanks for your quick response
>
>      Andreas.
>
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 10:08:18AM +0100, Julien Yann Dutheil wrote:
> > Dear Andreas,
> >
> > The software was ported to Qt5 upstream, but still need to make a new
> > package version. Will try do that asap.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Julien.
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 10:03 AM, Andreas Tille <tille at debian.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Julien,
> > >
> > > could you please have a look?
> > >
> > > Kind regards
> > >
> > >      Andreas.
> > >
> > > On Sat, Sep 09, 2017 at 08:58:21PM +0200, Lisandro Damián Nicanor Pérez
> > > Meyer wrote:
> > > > Source: bppphyview
> > > > Version: 0.5.1-1
> > > > Severity: wishlist
> > > > User: debian-qt-kde at lists.debian.org
> > > > Usertags: qt4-removal
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi! As you might know we the Qt/KDE team are preparing to remove Qt4
> > > > as [announced] in:
> > > >
> > > > [announced] <https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2017/08/
> > > msg00006.html>
> > > >
> > > > Currently Qt4 has been dead upstream and we are starting to have
> problems
> > > > maintaining it, like for example in the [OpenSSL 1.1 support] case.
> > > >
> > > > [OpenSSL 1.1 support] <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
> > > bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=828522>
> > > >
> > > > In order to make this move, all packages directly or indirectly
> > > depending on
> > > > the Qt4 libraries have to either get ported to Qt5 or eventually get
> > > > removed from the Debian repositories.
> > > >
> > > > Therefore, please take the time and:
> > > > - contact your upstream (if existing) and ask about the state of a
> Qt5
> > > > port of your application
> > > > - if there are no activities regarding porting, investigate whether
> > > there are
> > > > suitable alternatives for your users
> > > > - if there is a Qt5 port that is not yet packaged, consider
> packaging it
> > > > - if both the Qt4 and the Qt5 versions already coexist in the Debian
> > > > archives, consider removing the Qt4 version
> > > >
> > > > = Porting =
> > > >
> > > > Some of us where involved in various Qt4 to Qt5 migrations
> [migration]
> > > and we
> > > > know for sure that porting stuff from Qt4 to Qt5 is much much easier
> and
> > > less
> > > > painful than it was from Qt3 to Qt4.
> > > >
> > > > We also understand that there is still a lot of software still using
> Qt4.
> > > >
> > > > Don't forget to take a look at the C++ API changes page [apichanges]
> > > whenever
> > > > you start porting your application.
> > > >
> > > > [migration] http://pkg-kde.alioth.debian.
> org/packagingqtbasedstuff.html
> > > > [apichanges] http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/sourcebreaks.html
> > > >
> > > > For any questions and issues, do not hesitate to contact the Debian
> > > Qt/KDE
> > > > team at debian-qt-kde at lists.debian.org
> > > >
> > > > The removal is being tracked in <https://wiki.debian.org/Qt4Removal>
> > > >
> > > > Lisandro,
> > > > on behalf of the Qt4 maintainers
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > debian-med-packaging
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Julien Y. Dutheil, Ph-D
> > 0 (+49) 6421 178 986
> >
> > § Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
> > Molecular Systems Evolution
> > Department of Evolutionary Genetics
> > Plön -- GERMANY
> >
> > § Institute of Evolutionary Sciences - Montpellier
> > University of Montpellier 2 -- FRANCE
>
> --
> http://fam-tille.de
>



-- 
Julien Y. Dutheil, Ph-D
0 (+49) 6421 178 986

§ Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Systems Evolution
Department of Evolutionary Genetics
Plön -- GERMANY

§ Institute of Evolutionary Sciences - Montpellier
University of Montpellier 2 -- FRANCE
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