[Debian-med-packaging] Bug#1135013: gnumed-client: recommends ginkgocadx, ntp and gtklp which are not in unstable

[Carles Pina i Estany]

Hello,

On 26 Apr 2026 at 23:25:46, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
> > I noticed that package gnumed-client recommends ginkgocadx, ntp and
> > gtklp, which are currently not available in unstable.
> 
> Thanks for reporting.
> 
> > - https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ginkgocadx : was removed in 2021
> 
> ginkgocadx should be demoted to Suggests:

I'd like to ask: why demoted to Suggests instead of deleted? What's the
purpose?

For Debian Policy: yes, Suggests can refer to packages that are not in
Debian. Does this package exist elsewhere outside Debian that is useful
to have it in Suggests? Or some other reason? I'm curious.

> 
> > - https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gtklp : was removed in 2025-12
> 
> :-(   Is anyone aware of a functional equivalent (a
> standalone tool that can be told: "print this file" for a
> suitable range of file types) ? 
> 
> kprinter is long gone, too....

I just installed gtklp. I didn't know of it, and I don't know of any
alternative, sadly :-( I had a quick search an no luck.

> > - https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ntp : was removed in 2022
> > 
> > For ntp, a possible solution is to the same that dovecot did:
> > https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dovecot/-/commit/812f0ea434b313d25aa9177ec2e1805e42649d5f
> > : to have "systemd-timesyncd | time-daemon". See
> > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1118232 for more
> > information.
> 
> That looks right. The change does serve the purpose --
> help ensure proper time on the system.

Excellent,

-- 
Carles Pina i Estany
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