Bug#1019281: libnet-dns-perl: please adapt dependencies

Yadd yadd at debian.org
Wed Sep 7 08:41:27 BST 2022


On 06/09/2022 21:33, Thomas Uhle wrote:
> Package: libnet-dns-perl
> Version: 1.29-1
> Severity: normal
> Control: found -1 1.34-1
> 
> Dear maintainers,
> 
> libnet-dns-perl has an unnecessary dependency on libnet-ip-perl because 
> the module Net::IP is nowhere used nor is it referenced in META.json or 
> META.yml (cf. https://metacpan.org/dist/Net-DNS) as far as I can see. 
> And Test::More from libtest-simple-perl is just a build-time dependency. 
> So this dependency could also be removed although it does not 
> necessarily install another Debian package since it is also provided by 
> package perl.
> 
> Net::DNS has support for and prefers Net::LibIDN2 since version 1.13 
> which means for already some years.  But libnet-dns-perl still only 
> recommends libnet-libidn-perl.  I know libnet-libidn2-perl has not yet 
> been packaged (cf. RFP #1019279).  Even though could you please replace 
> libnet-libidn-perl by 'libnet-libidn2-perl | libnet-libidn-perl'.
> 
> All this is also still true for the currently packaged version 1.34-1 in 
> bookworm and sid.
> 
> Thank you in advance!
> 
> Thomas Uhle

Tested, build & test OK with libnet-libidn2-perl 
(https://salsa.debian.org/perl-team/modules/packages/libnet-libidn2-perl)

Cheers,
Yadd



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