[Pkg-cmake-team] Bug#954852: Previous backport of cmake is no longer available

[Adams, Bruce (KMLWG)]

Hi,
     This issue is causing problems for me. It breaks automated builds where I install cmake from backports in docker. I thought I could resolve it by using the previous backport which I had installed some time ago. For me apt-cache policy cmake shows:

$ apt-cache policy cmake
cmake:
  Installed: 3.13.2-1~bpo9+1
  Candidate: 3.16.3-1~bpo9+1
  Version table:
     3.16.3-1~bpo9+1 100
        100 http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian stretch-backports/main amd64 Packages
*** 3.13.2-1~bpo9+1 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     3.7.2-1 500
        500 http://debian-archive.trafficmanager.net/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages

I had hoped I could workaround this issue by using:

apt-get install -t stretch-backports cmake=3.13.2-1 at bpo9+1<mailto:cmake=3.13.2-1 at bpo9+1>

But this does not work as the old version is no longer available.
This means my docker builds are broken. I must either build cmake from source in them or try to port my build scripts to the earlier version of cmake.

I would have thought that the previous version would remain available but I am unfamiliar with the debian policies.
Is it possible to restore the previous version at least temporarily?

Failing that is there anything I can do to help create and upload the missing version of libarchive?

Regards,

Bruce.

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