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

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Thu, May 05, 2011 at 09:40:03PM +0200, gregor herrmann wrote:
> On Wed, 04 May 2011 23:42:14 +0100, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:
> 
> > > 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.
> 
> Great!
>  
> > 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?
> 
> I think we can also leave it in unstable with the bug open (like a
> few other packages that were obsoleted by perl 5.10.1 in squeeze),
> and remove it only from testing.
> 
> Or does this cause any troubles? I guess the package managers should
> be able to deal with the Breaks in an appropriate way.

Presumably your reason for leaving it in unstable is that it's slightly
less churn than removing it only to add it again if a new version is
released?

If so, then I'm fine with that. In which case I guess we just leave
this RC bug open, making a clear statement that it's a deliberate
hint that the package should be removed from testing.

Cheers,
Dominic.

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