Bug#912682: e: Bug#912682: usefulness of this package?

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:43:17AM +0100, Cyrille Bollu wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:13:11 +0000 Dominic Hargreaves <dom at earth.li> wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:06:45AM +0100, Cyrille Bollu wrote:
> > > From its debian/control file:
> > >
> > > >This module is already included as part of Perl's core distribution, so
> > > this
> > > > package is only beneficial when newer features or bug fixes are
> required.
> > >
> > > I don't understand how....
> >
> > The perl package provides the same package via a Provides entry:
> > libextutils-parsexs-perl (= 3.390000). This is newer than the version
> > in the separate package (against which this bug is filed) so this
> > package will never be selected for installation.
> >
> > This could change if a newer version is uploaded, but until then,
> > the separate package should not be released.
> >
> > Dominic.
> >
> 
> Ok but I don't see how this bug differs from #915550 and #915876 for both
> of which the intent seems to remove the corresponding packages.
> 
> Shouldn't this package also be considered for removal?

Perhaps. We usually leave it a while in case it is upgraded, as the cost
of having around for "a while" in unstable only is judged cheaper than
the extra work needed to remove it and then reintroduce it. I think this
is mostly a matter of personal opinion and we don't have a firm policy
on this, but I'm sure other list members will correct me if I'm wrong.

Dominic.