Adding debian-japanese@l.d.o to the loop
> Package: task-japanese-desktop > Version: 3.63 > Tags: bullseye patch > Priority: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > Most Japanese users prefer "mozc" over "anthy" among several Japanese > input method engines. > Because mozc is supported upstream in limited architectures (x86 and > arm related only) > anthy has been used as a fall-back. > However, the recent bullseye debian installer does not configure the > system as expected. > > When the buster (or earlier) debian installer installs japanese-desktop task > it configures (runs postinst maintainer scripts of) the uim-* input > method packages in the following order: > uim-anthy > uim-mozc > > buster dpkg.log: > 2021-01-31 12:47:57 install uim-anthy:all <なし> 1:1.8.8-4+deb10u3 > 2021-01-31 12:47:57 status half-installed uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-4+deb10u3 > 2021-01-31 12:47:57 status unpacked uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-4+deb10u3 > (snip) > 2021-01-31 12:51:44 install uim-mozc:amd64 <なし> 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4 > 2021-01-31 12:51:44 status half-installed uim-mozc:amd64 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4 > 2021-01-31 12:51:44 status unpacked uim-mozc:amd64 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4 > (snip) > 2021-01-31 12:53:58 configure uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-4+deb10u3 <なし> > 2021-01-31 12:53:58 status unpacked uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-4+deb10u3 > 2021-01-31 12:53:58 status half-configured uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-4+deb10u3 > 2021-01-31 12:53:58 status installed uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-4+deb10u3 > (snip) > 2021-01-31 12:54:04 configure uim-mozc:amd64 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4 <なし> > 2021-01-31 12:54:04 status unpacked uim-mozc:amd64 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4 > 2021-01-31 12:54:04 status half-configured uim-mozc:amd64 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4 > 2021-01-31 12:54:04 status installed uim-mozc:amd64 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4 > > which makes uim input method framework configured in the desirable > preference ordering, > because the uim-* input method packages are structured as LIFO: last > configured package is preferred first. > > However, the recent bullseye debian installer (perhaps recent apt or > dpkg algorithm) has been changed for some reason. It configures the > uim-* input method packages in the following order: > uim-mozc > uim-anthy > > bullseye dpkg.log: > 2021-01-31 10:55:44 install uim-anthy:all <none> 1:1.8.8-7 > 2021-01-31 10:55:44 status half-installed uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-7 > 2021-01-31 10:55:44 status unpacked uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-7 > (snip) > 2021-01-31 10:58:47 install uim-mozc:amd64 <none> 2.26.4220.100+dfsg-2 > 2021-01-31 10:58:47 status half-installed uim-mozc:amd64 2.26.4220.100+dfsg-2 > 2021-01-31 10:58:47 status unpacked uim-mozc:amd64 2.26.4220.100+dfsg-2 > (snip) > 2021-01-31 11:00:36 configure uim-mozc:amd64 2.26.4220.100+dfsg-2 <none> > 2021-01-31 11:00:36 status unpacked uim-mozc:amd64 2.26.4220.100+dfsg-2 > 2021-01-31 11:00:36 status half-configured uim-mozc:amd64 2.26.4220.100+dfsg-2 > 2021-01-31 11:00:36 status installed uim-mozc:amd64 2.26.4220.100+dfsg-2 > (snip) > 2021-01-31 11:00:38 configure uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-7 <none> > 2021-01-31 11:00:38 status unpacked uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-7 > 2021-01-31 11:00:38 status half-configured uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-7 > 2021-01-31 11:00:38 status installed uim-anthy:all 1:1.8.8-7 > > Since depending on the dpkg configuration order is inherently fragile, > it should be avoided. > It should be better to adjust the dependency field in the task package. > The attached patch should fix this problem. What do Japanese people think about this? Would you support prefering mozc over anthy? Holger -- Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
