On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 07:22:03PM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 06:55:03PM +0200, Paul Gevers wrote:
> > Release Team member here. mono is a key package [1], meaning it's hard to
> > remove. I note that src:mono is at least needed for src:gdcm which is at
> > least needed for src:opencv which is at least needed for src:ffmpeg.
> 
> src:gdcm could likely easily drop its -cil packages.
> 
> > If mono should be removed
> 
> That's the question that needs to be answered somehow, first.

It got another FTBFS bug (#1075284) recently. I've just tried to check
which packages need mono, with `reverse-depends libmono-system4.0-cil` and
with dak and skipping libraries and mono-related stuff. Looks like the
main problem is keepass2.

boogie - RFA, not in testing
dafny - RFA, not in testing
de4dot - dead upstream
gbrainy - not in testing
gnome-subtitles - not in testing
keepass2 - looks healthy upstream and in Debian
openmcdf - outdated in Debian but looks healthy upstream
quickroute-gps - unmaintained, there is some upstream activity
repetier-host - not in testing
smuxi - orphaned
xsddiagram - orphaned

Besides, the following packages would need to drop mono/CIL support:

diffoscope
gdcm
kamailio
libsbml
meson
uwsgi
virtuoso-opensource

Overall, this doesn't look like a lot of work, *if* we decide to do it
(and we can file RM bugs for many broken and unmaintained leaf packages in
any case).

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WBR, wRAR

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