Bug#889019: gnome-doc-utils: is deprecated

[Andreas Henriksson]

Hi,

Thanks for the summary. I'm injecting my own notes below.

On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 11:33:22AM +0000, Simon McVittie wrote:
> Here is an updated list of packages that would have to be fixed or
> removed before gnome-doc-utils can go away. The parts in {} are my
> comments and were not part of the dak output.
> 
> I'll open a bug for libgda5.
> 
> Key to my comments:
> 
>     +exp           Fixed in experimental
>     unused         Build-dependency seems to be unnecessary
>     !testing       Package is not in testing

+pending - fixed in packaging git repository
leaf - the package in question has no rdeps
key - the package is listen as a key_package.yaml.cgi
patch - a patch has been submitted to the bug tracking system

> 
> smcv at coccia ~ % dak rm -R -n gnome-doc-utils
> Will remove the following packages from unstable:
> 
> gnome-doc-utils |  0.20.10-5 | source, all
> 
> Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> 
> ------------------- Reason -------------------
> 
> ----------------------------------------------
> 
> Checking reverse dependencies...
> # Broken Build-Depends:
> cinnamon-control-center: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2)        {#945138 +exp unused}
								key
> cinnamon-desktop: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2)               {#945137 +exp unused}
								key
> filemanager-actions: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2)            {#947520 !testing}
> florence: gnome-doc-utils                                  {#947521}
								leaf
> gbrainy: gnome-doc-utils                                   {#947522}
								unused +pending
> gconf-editor: gnome-doc-utils                              {#947523}
								leaf
> gimp-help: gnome-doc-utils                                 {#947526}
								+pending
> glom: gnome-doc-utils                                      {#947527}
								unused +pending
> gmpc: gnome-doc-utils                                      {#947528}
								leaf
> gnome-chemistry-utils: gnome-doc-utils                     {#947529}
								leaf
> gnome-system-tools: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2)             {#947530}
								key patch
> gparted: gnome-doc-utils                                   {#947531 +exp}
								key
> gwaei: gnome-doc-utils                                     {#947532}
								leaf
> kupfer: gnome-doc-utils                                    {#947533}
								leaf
> libgda5: gnome-doc-utils                                   {needs a bug filed}
								#949866 +pending
> lightdm: gnome-doc-utils                                   {#945292 unused?}
								key
> mp3splt: gnome-doc-utils                                   {#947534}
								leaf
> muffin: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.8)                           {#945523 +exp}
								unused key
> pdfmod: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2)                         {#947536}
								leaf
> pitivi: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.18.0)                        {#947537}
								unused
> sensors-applet: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2)                 {#945293 unused}
> solfege: gnome-doc-utils                                   {#947539}
								leaf
> stardict: gnome-doc-utils                                  {#947540}
								leaf
> viking: gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2)                         {#947541}
								leaf
> xiphos: gnome-doc-utils                                    {#947542}
								leaf
> 
> Dependency problem found.

Note also that geary {key} is fixed in sid but has not yet migrated to
testing.

Regards,
Andreas Henriksson