[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1019507: ITP: libquazip1-qt6 -- Qt/C++ wrapper over minizip - Version 1 (Qt6)

[Bastian Germann]

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On Sat, 10 Sep 2022 19:12:59 +0000 Ben Westover <me at benthetechguy.net> wrote:
> * Package name    : libquazip1-qt6
>   Version         : 1.3
>   Upstream Author : Sergey A. Tachenov <sergei at tachenov.name>
> * URL             : https://github.com/stachenov/quazip
> * License         : zlib, LGPL-2.1 with static linking exception
>   Programming Lang: C, C++
>   Description     : Qt/C++ wrapper over minizip - Version 1 (Qt6)
> 
> QuaZip is the C++ wrapper for Gilles Vollant's ZIP/UNZIP package (AKA
> Minizip) using Trolltech's Qt library.
> 
> While quazip is already packaged in Debian, it's version 0.9.1. The
> author of quazip has stated that versions 1.x are meant to be used
> alongside 0.x and not as an upgrade/replacement, like how Qt5 is still
> packaged alongside Qt6.
> This package is for versions 1.x of quazip built for Qt6. I'm packaging
> it because it's a dependency of PolyMC. If needed, I can also package a
> Qt5 version. I do not plan to package this inside a team, unless one
> expresses interest. I will need a sponsor at first as I'm only a DM.

Would there be an option to update the existing package to the new version?
Maybe do this and build a qt5 and qt6 package from it?