Bug#542562: libgnome2-print-perl: uses libgnomeprint which is scheduled for removal

[Ryan Niebur]

reassign 542562 ftp.debian.org
retitle 542562 RM: libgnome2-print-perl -- RoM; unused perl binding to a deprecated library
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 12:42:24PM +0300, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> -=| joss at debian.org, Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:54:57AM +0200 |=-
> > Package: libgnome2-print-perl
> > Version: 1.000-1
> > Severity: important
> > 
> > libgnome2-print-perl currently still uses libgnomeprint. However,
> > libgnomeprint and libgnomeprintui are going to be soon deprecated
> > upstream. The GtkPrint replacement (built in GTK+ itself) has been
> > available for 3 years.
> > 
> > I???d like to remove libgnomeprint packages before the squeeze
> > release. This can only be done by getting rid of as much as possible
> > of the reverse dependencies.
> > 
> > Note that some of these packages already include GtkPrint support,
> > but you have to select it at compile time. Otherwise, please consider
> > porting to the much more modern Cairo/GtkPrint API.
> 
> There is no mention of GtkPrint in the sources, so I guess 
> Gnome2::Print is not ready to use that. It appears GtkPrint is 
> available via Gtk2 module (libgtk2-perl).
> 
> > As for bindings, they don???t have any reverse dependencies except
> > for the Python ones, so they should simply be removed ASAP.
> 
> Shall we remove libgnome2-print-perl from the archive? The popcon 
> rating doesn't seem particularly high:
> http://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=libgnome2-print-perl
> 

I think we should. Requesting removal.

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