[pkg-php-pear] Bug#1001548: Bug#1001548: php-oscarotero-gettext, build-depends on package that is no longer in testing

[Robin Gustafsson]

Hi,

On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 1:18 AM Peter Michael Green <plugwash at debian.org> wrote:
>
> Package: php-oscarotero-gettext
> Version: 4.8.2-6
> Severity: serious
> Justification: rc policy - "Packages must be buildable within the same release"
>
> php-oscarotero-gettext build-depends on the php-illuminate-database binary package,
> which is built by the php-laravel-framework source package which was recently removed
> from testing, presumablly due to it's dependency on an old version of php-symphony.
>
> I see two possible approaches to fixing this
>
> 1. Eliminate the build-dependency, given the content of the package I would assume
>    it is most likely only used for testing
> 2. Get php-laravel-framework fixed and back into testing.

I'm working on getting php-laravel-framework reintroduced, but I have
no ETA for it.

The work is coordinated on the pkg-php-pear mailing list. Help is
welcomed. Details of what needs to be done can also be found there.
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[1] https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pkg-php-pear/2021-November/016910.html

Regards,
Robin