Bug#986527: sagemath: FTBFS: addressing for Bullseye & newcomer suggestions

[John Scott]

On Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:32:02 +0000 John Scott <jscott at posteo.net>
wrote:
> I believe it's in the best interest of Debian users that this bug be
> downgraded for Bullseye so Sage can be used in the mostly-wholesome
> shape it's in, but since I lack expertise in maintaining it I too 
> will leave this to someone else.

If you're looking for someone that can be committed to fixing issues in
SageMath for the duration of the stable release cycle, I think I can
step up to the plate, with the caveat that I will have to learn as I go
since I don't yet know Python, but would like to learn and could seize
this opportunity. (C is my forte, so perhaps I can help with some
dependencies.)

I've sent a merge request to add a superficial autopkgtest checking
that 'sage -v' works, as it has broken in the past, and would
appreciate if it could be merged (I believe this is appropriate during
the freeze):
https://salsa.debian.org/science-team/sagemath/-/merge_requests/14

Please let me know if there is any other low-hanging fruit I could work
on as a newcomer to get acquainted with the package.
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