Bug#1014163: gdal: libgdal-perl seems to have silently disappeared

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Sebastiaan Couwenberg (2022-07-01 14:42:38)
> tags 1014163 wontfix
> thanks
> 
> On 7/1/22 14:11, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > I just noticed that the binary package libgdal-perl is no longer provided
> > in Debian testing or unstable.
> 
> GDAL 3.5 removed the Perl bindings, see:
> 
>   https://gdal.org/development/rfc/rfc84_cmake.html#swig-bindings
> 
> > There seems to be no mention in changelog of dropping that package, so I
> > wonder if it was deliberate (and if so I recommend to retroactively add
> > mention of it to changelog.
> 
> Searching elsewhere you'll find:
> 
>   https://lists.debian.org/debian-gis/2021/04/msg00004.html
> 
> "
>   - Perl bindings are deprecated. Removal planned for GDAL 3.5.
>     Use Geo::GDAL::FFI instead
> "
> https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/v3.5.0/MIGRATION_GUIDE.TXT#L47
> 
> libgdal-perl has no votes in popcon for quite a while, I'm surprised it 
> affects you.
> 
> If you need Perl bindings for GDAL, consider packaging Geo::GDAL::FFI.

It is not that I (strongly) need the library, only that I wonder where
it went and whether it was accidental or deliberate.

Thanks for sharing the detals of why the Perl bindings was dropped.

Please consider adding something like the below to the appropriate
changelog entry:

  * Drop binary package libgdal-perl: abandoned upstream

That will help others in similar situation as me, wondering where the
package went and looking in packaging changelog for a clue.

(yes, it is perfectly fine to edit past changelog entries)


Kind regards,

 - Jonas

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