Bug#1072012: libxml-libxml-perl: new upstream release 2.0210, addressing test failures with libxml2 >= 2.11

[Aron Xu]

Hi,

On Sat, Jun 1, 2024 at 2:26 AM gregor herrmann <gregoa at debian.org> wrote:
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> On Wed, 29 May 2024 23:15:10 +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
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> > But I think we should add dependency metadata so that the release team,
> > britney, debci etc. can see the need for a rebuild when we have a
> > "broken" combination, and then hint the "correct" versions for testing
> > migration together.  Updating libxml2 "middle version" would then mean
> > a mini-transition.
>
> Ack.
>
> > At the moment that would mean having libxml-libxml-perl
> >   Depends: libxml2 (>> 2.12), libxml2 (<< 2.13~)
> > or something like that, with the numbers automatically generated during
> > the build of course.
>
> Implemented in 2.0207+dfsg+really+2.0134-3:
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>  Depends: perl (>= 5.38.2-5), perlapi-5.38.2, libc6 (>= 2.14), libxml2 (>= 2.12), libxml2 (<< 2.13~), libxml-namespacesupport-perl, libxml-sax-perl
>
>
>
> On Fri, 31 May 2024 15:12:03 +0800, Aron Xu wrote:
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> > I'm fine with the resolution and I have committed a similar thing to
> > libxml2 following gregoa's advice:
> > https://salsa.debian.org/xml-sgml-team/libxml2/-/commit/f0f2fc3a207aed66e651b0d75ecea2d9b2028c8c
>
> Thanks, please adjust the Breaks to
>
> Breaks:
>  libxml-libxml-perl (<< 2.0207+dfsg+really+2.0134-3~),
>

Done.

>
> Also, please don't close _this_ bug in the upload; getting the
> dependency meta-information in order should fix the autopkgtest
> failures, but the core problem most probably will persist: The test
> failures on several architectures which makes the package FTBFS:
> https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=libxml-libxml-perl
>

I have removed the Closes from changelog and uploaded libxml2 to
unstable. Let's see how it goes.

Thanks,
Aron