Bug#967722: Bug#1151703: RM: qxw -- RoQA; unmaintained, depends on gtk2

[Nick Morrott]

On Fri, 23 Oct 2026 at 08:48, Jeremy Bícha <jbicha at debian.org> wrote:
>
> Package: ftp.debian.org
> X-Debbugs-Cc: qxw at packages.debian.org
> User: ftp.debian.org at packages.debian.org
> Usertags: remove
> Control: affects -1 src:qxw
>
> Please remove qxw from Debian. gtk2 is being removed from Debian
> and there has been no response to the gtk2 bug
> https://bugs.debian.org/967722
>
> The last upstream git commit was in 2020.

I have been in contact with upstream (CC'd). An updated GTK3 version
of Qxw is due for release before the end of 2026.

I appreciate the need to remove GTK2 software ASAP now, but would hope
that this RM might wait until end of December?

If not, a new GTK3 release of Qxw can go back through NEW when ready,

> The recommended replacement is the GNOME Crosswords app. It's not yet
> in Debian but it has been requested at https://bugs.debian.org/1041470
> It is available at
> https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gnome.Crosswords and
> https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.gnome.Crosswords.Editor

GNOME Crosswords is not (yet) a replacement for Qxw, although it does
offer *some* of the same design functionality.

Thanks,
Nick