Bug#1038084: libalien-sdl-perl: Is a language binding for an obsolete version of SDL
Simon McVittie
smcv at debian.org
Thu Jun 15 14:05:02 BST 2023
Source: libalien-sdl-perl
Tags: trixie sid wontfix
User: pkg-sdl-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: libsdl1.2
libalien-sdl-perl is a language binding for SDL 1.2, which is unmaintained
upstream (superseded by SDL 2).
I'm assuming that a binding for SDL 2 would have to be a separate package
under a different name, so I've marked this as wontfix: it's likely that
the only way it can be closed is if libalien-sdl-perl is removed from
Debian, after porting or removing the games that currently depend on it.
Alien::SDL2, Alien::libsdl2 and SDL2::FFI seem to be possible replacements,
none of which are currently packaged in Debian. I have no knowledge of
their level of quality, so I am unable to make a recommendation.
The following games directly or indirectly depend on libalien-sdl-perl:
- dizzy
- frozen-bubble
- pangzero
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This bug report is part of a mass-bug-filing:
<https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2023/06/msg00120.html>
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