[xml/sgml-pkgs] Bug#1074338: src:libxml2: fails to migrate to testing for too long: unresolved RC issue

[Aron Xu]

Hi,

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 4:21 AM Paul Gevers <elbrus at debian.org> wrote:
>
> Source: libxml2
> Version: 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3
> Severity: serious
> Control: close -1 2.12.7+dfsg-3
> Tags: sid trixie
> User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
> Usertags: out-of-sync
> Control: block -1 by 1073508
>
> Dear maintainer(s),
>
> The Release Team considers packages that are out-of-sync between testing
> and unstable for more than 30 days as having a Release Critical bug in
> testing [1]. Your package src:libxml2 has been trying to migrate for 32
> days [2]. Hence, I am filing this bug. The version in unstable broke ABI
> without a SONAME bump as reported in bug 1073508.
>

I would like to seek for your advice on how to handle this issue, the
stuff looks a bit complicated:
 - upstream is responsive and helpful, but the current handling of
API/ABI could be problematic
 - there is no plan to bump SONAME at this moment
 - need time to do in-depth check of API/ABI breakages

Would like to know if such steps would help resolve the issue better:
 - revert to a previous version which does not have API/ABI breakage
 - apply/port security patches on a best effort basis
 - help upstream to check and fix API/ABI changes

Or do you have any recommendations?

Thanks,
Aron