Bug#1019353: transition: perl 5.36

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

Control: tags -1 confirmed

Hi Niko,

On 05/10/2022 21:50, Niko Tyni wrote:
> Control: tag -1 - moreinfo
> Control: block -1 with 1021324
> 
> On Wed, Sep 07, 2022 at 09:47:39PM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
>> Package: release.debian.org
>> User: release.debian.org at packages.debian.org
>> Usertags: transition
>> Tags: moreinfo
>> X-Debbugs-Cc: perl at packages.debian.org
>> Control: block -1 with 1016761
>>
>> We'd like to get Perl 5.36 in bookworm. Filing this to get it on the
>> radar properly, but I'd like to do a few more checks first. So tagging
>> 'moreinfo' for now. I'll remove that when I'm done with the checks,
>> hopefully in a couple of weeks at the latest.
> 
> That was a bit optimistic (no real problems, I just couldn't find the
> time), but I think we're ready now.
> 
> I've just test rebuilt the packages needing a binNMU one more time, and
> the only one failing in testing is redland-bindings (#1021324, should be
> trivial to fix.)  I'm marking that as a blocker, but I haven't checked
> if it could be removed easily if necessary.
> 
> #1019757 is still open but I've worked around the one autopkgtest
> regression that it triggered. I don't think it should be a blocker for
> the transition.  I'm not aware of any other autopkgtest regressions
> (but I've only tested on amd64.)
> 
> Hope this addresses any concerns you might have. Please let us know
> when there is a free transition window.  An advance notice of a few days
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks for your work as always,

That looks good. Please go ahead.

Cheers,
Emilio