Bug#625230: libfile-path-perl: uninstallable, obsoleted by perl

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 07:25:16PM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
> Package: libfile-path-perl
> Version: 2.08-1
> Severity: grave
> X-Debbugs-Cc: perl at packages.debian.org
> 
> perl-modules 5.12.3-6 Breaks: libfile-path-perl (<< 2.08.01), because
> the core version (2.08_01) is newer than the CPAN one (2.08). This
> makes the separate package uninstallable.
> 
> I see the Breaks entry could be looser, as the only core deviations from
> 2.08 are specific to VMS and Darwin.
> 
>  http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/c2c3358345e7fa3b89ecbd334f68d57057182d27
>  http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/52bbce6d8fa698c93c0072230ffd19aba925088b
> 
> Still, the only collateral damage I can see with a few quick grep-dctrl
> runs is
> 
>  libcipux-perl (#624304)

Seems to be fixed in a recent upload although the bug hasn't been
closed.

>  liborlite-perl (at least Build-Depends-Indep, not sure if the Depends
>                  entry works. No bug yet.)

Fixed by gregoa.
 
> so there doesn't seem to be much real benefit to loosening the Breaks
> entry either.
> 
> I don't really mind either way.

So, since the above have been fixed, am I right in thinking that
it would be appropriate to request removal of this package in 
unstable?

Dominic.

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