Hi, On 03-10-2019 09:39, intrigeri wrote: > FWIW, libgtk2-perl is going away in Bullseye; most of its > reverse-dependencies were either ported to GTK 3, or not shipped in > Buster thanks to RC bugs I had filed, or removed from the archive. > What's left is tracked there: > > - https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=912860 > - > https://udd.debian.org/cgi-bin/bts-usertags.cgi?tag=gtk2-removal&user=debian-perl%40lists.debian.org > > The only reason why this set of packages was not automatically removed > from testing yet is that libgtk2-perl is still on the list of key > packages, because it's installed on many machines ("popcon"). > I believe this is explained by historical reasons that are invalid > nowadays: this package used to have major reverse dependencies. > > So, if it helps make the GNOME 3.34 transitions smoother, IMO it would > be fine to remove libgtk2-perl and its reverse-dependencies from > testing. Some might see this as a heavy hammer approach, but this was > announced a year ago to all affected maintainers; either way, it will > happen during the Bullseye cycle, eventually.
According to dak there are no reverse dependencies in testing, so I have added a removal hint. Paul
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