Bug#1076488: src:libxml-libxslt-perl: fails to migrate to testing for too long: autopkgtest issues

[Paul Gevers]

Hi

On 30-09-2024 00:14, gregor herrmann wrote:
>> Um, seems to me that libxml-libxslt-perl itself needs a rebuild (and
>> possibly tighter dependencies) against the "new" libxml2 before it
>> can migrate?

>>    Warning: program compiled against libxml 212 using older 209

> Oh, that simple; somehow embarrassing that I missed this :)

I didn't check what got implemented exactly (sorry I'm assuming wrongly 
or don't understand the problem), but I feel that a stricter dependency 
is only there to prevent the warning. I *think* the warning should be 
patched out instead and is a sign of the lack of proper SONAME bumping 
by upstream libxml. It's exactly that point that we'd like to see 
improved (e.g. by finding when the library breaks it's interface; or 
better, by upstream just being more aware of the problems). Working 
around that problem is probably more work in the end.

Although I recognize: pick your battles.

Paul

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