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

[gregor herrmann]

On Wed, 29 May 2024 23:15:10 +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:

> 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:

 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:

> 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~),
 

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


Cheers,
gregor

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