Bug#1038463: cegui-mk2: Is this library still useful to have in Debian?

[Olek Wojnar]

Ok, continuing the hard conversation here.

On Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:53:47 -0400 Olek Wojnar <olek at debian.org> wrote:
> Update: Upstream has agreed to release a new version which should 
> address the issues of the aging codebase. Therefore, my current 
> inclination is to continue to provide this package.
> 
> I'll keep this bug open for now in case anyone else would like to weigh 
> in with opinions.
It's now been a year and a half. Upstream has still not released a new 
version and does not seem very active from looking at their GitHub. I've 
been dealing with many changes in both my personal and professional life 
so my time has sadly been much more constrained.

My perspective now is that it is probably not worth the effort of 
maintaining this package. I certainly don't have the time to put in the 
effort required to effectively update the entire codebase to bring it 
up-to-date. Especially if this isn't really being used. Therefore, to 
the point that smcv made, we should also consider removing irrlicht.

Thoughts? Anyone opposed or see a value in keeping this? (And interested 
in doing the work involved)

If I don't hear anything in the next few weeks, I'll start the process 
of removing this package from sid. (Build errors have already taken care 
of removing it from testing)

-Olek