[Pkg-matrix-maintainers] Bug#1031845: matrix-synapse: Missing requirement python3-icu 2.10.2 from bullseye-backports

[Andrej Shadura]

Hi,

On Fri, 24 Feb 2023, at 03:54, Timmy wrote:
> Package: matrix-synapse
> Version: 1.74.0-1~bpo11+2

> Dear Maintainer,
>
> Bullseye-backports version depends on python3-icu >=2.10.2. However, 
> only an
> older version is available, causing the matrix-synapse service to hang 
> on start up.
>
> Another user found that removing python3-icu from the system allows synapse
> to start. But I have no idea the impact of running the program w/o this 
> dependency nor what functionality may be missing. 

Are you sure you have verified this with 1.74.0-1~bpo11+2? Asking because that was the version which was supposed to fix the issue by doing this (citing from the changelog):

 * Relax optional dependency on pyicu to 2.5.

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Cheers,
  Andrej