libhtml-formfu-perl/2.06000-1 breaks libhtml-formfu-model-dbic-perl/2.00-2 autopkgtest in testing

[Florian Schlichting]

Hi Paul,

On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 07:41:10PM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote:
> > I wasn't aware of libcatalyst-controller-html-formfu-perl, for which
> > there is also a new version available that adds the necessary
> > dependency, which I wasn't aware of.
> 
> Great. That's why we run these tests.

indeed, thanks for that!


> > I could upload the new version
> > tonight.
> 
> That would be great.

done

> > However, I'm not sure if it's enough to have a fixed set of packages in
> > unstable, and wait for them to eventually migrate. Or if we need a set
> > of Breaks (in libhtml-formfu-perl, for the old versions of
> > libhtml-formfu-model-dbic-perl and
> > libcatalyst-controller-html-formfu-perl?) or something else, for
> > migration to happen and partial updates / use as backport to reflect the
> > problem on the Debian package level?
> 
> Well, for unstable-to-testing migration you can just wait until the
> package migrate (and you can retrigger the tests for libhtml-formfu-perl
> after the others migrate to speed it up), but I think a breaks is valid
> and very defend-able. So if you want the fastest solution without
> persuading me or the RT team to override stuff, a breaks is the quickest
> and IMHO the best way forward and should be enough.

I've added Breaks for the two reverse dependencies and uploaded a -2 of
libhtml-formfu-perl, but it's good to know that a little patience would
have worked as well.

Florian