Bug#578628: libregexp-copy-perl: FTBFS with Perl 5.12

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:51:33PM +0000, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> On Wed, May 05, 2010 at 11:08:08AM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
> > It looks unlikely that Regexp::Copy is going to get fixed upstream.
> > The only reverse dependency in Debian is libhtml-formfu-perl, so it
> > would be good if we could get it to use something else.
> > 
> > I looked briefly at the HTML::FormFu code, and although it doesn't
> > import anything from Regexp::Copy, it seems to be using Regexp::Storable
> > (included in libregexp-copy-perl) behind the curtains.
> > 
> > Removing 'use Regexp::Copy' from FormFu.pm makes t/filters/regex.t break.
> > 
> > Cloning a separate bug; this should be discussed upstream.
> 
> Patch was subsequently sent upsteam and applied; libhtml-formfu-perl
> no longer Depends on libregexp-copy-perl.
> 
> I propose that we request that this package be removed from Debian,
> and will do so in a few days if there are no objections.

I should probably have looked for explicit support from interested
parties for this, so CCing uploaders.

Thanks,
Dominic.

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