Bug#996324: ruby-netcdf: FTBFS with ruby3.0: ERROR: Test "ruby3.0" failed: Segmentation fault at 0x0000000000000034

[Sebastiaan Couwenberg]

On 11/5/21 20:58, Sergio Durigan Junior wrote:
> - The netcdf upstream project seems to be inactive, to say the least.
>    The last release happened in 2015, and I could not find a git
>    repository for it.

Upstream development is not healthy, but not entirely dead:

  https://lists.debian.org/debian-gis/2021/10/msg00003.html

> Having said all that, I am inclined to say that this package
> could/should be removed from Debian if it causes delays in the Ruby 3.0
> transition.

It does not cause delays, ruby3.0 is in testing since October 20th and 
ruby-defaults (1:2.7.6) migrated yesterday.

ruby-netcdf has no rdeps and low popcon, it's insignificant in the 
greater ruby3.0 transition.

The package will be removed from Debian if it doesn't get fixed in time 
for the bookworm release.

Its maintainer and upstream developer said he'd work on fixing it, and 
there is still plenty of time for that.

Kind Regards,

Bas

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