On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 02:06:27PM +0200, Martin Pitt wrote: > Hi! > > Am 2003-10-02 12:38 +0200 schrieb Peter Makholm: > > I don't know the reason for some packages being marked [REMOVE] but it > > seems to me that it is not just an 'This package is not essential for > > a releas an useful distribution'. > > OTOH, php4 is marked for removal. I assume that I'm not the only one > that would classify it as important. In addition, it is odd that there > are still packages depending on php4 which are not marked for removal. > > I did not dig into the reasons why php4 should be removed (BTS says > "see -release", but that doesn't tell me anything), so I don't object > against it loudly. But I would certainly call it a pity if it > disappears. It would make Debian much less useful for the average LAMP > server. > > Maybe someone can enlighten me here?
The removal of php4 was proposed as temporary measure to help sorting the unstable -> testing progression. The plan is that it gets back into testing before release. A quite usual trick. If a package A in testing blocks the entry of a package B from unstable to testing, and in turn the lack of B prevents the new version of A from unstable to testing, A is removed from testing for a moment. But it is welcomed to get into testing again afterward. That's at least what I understood from -release. The removal of php4 from testing (and not removal from unstable, which is the death penalty for the package you were afraid of) was discussed in http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2003/debian-release-200308/msg00024.html (which explains the reference to -release in the bug repport) Now, glibc which were blocking the regular progression of php4 into testing is solved, IIRC. The current status is discussed in: http://lists.debian.org/debian-release/2003/debian-release-200309/msg00030.html http://lists.debian.org/cgi-bin/searchlists is your friend for more details. Thanks, Mt. -- I'm not griping, I'm just observing what a miserable experience this is. --- Calvin
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