Bug#1028227: RM: libi8x -- RoQA; no rdeps, no update since 2017, does not build
What's the status of this removal request? Has doko been consulted? Can he comment here if he would like the removal to go ahead or close it if not? I see ScottK asked the same a few days ago; we'll likely close this bug if it's unack'd paultag -- :wq
Bug#1028227: RM: libi8x -- RoQA; no rdeps, no update since 2017, does not build
On Sun, Jan 08, 2023 at 09:00:41PM +0400, William Desportes wrote: > You may close and deny my requests if you think I am mistaken, all my > requests are manual. > > > Please proceed to deleting the package libi8x. It seems abandoned since 2017 > and has a bunch of FTBFS bugs. 2017 is fairly recent for Debian standards, and a package failing to build for a long time is normally removed only when it starts causing troubles for other packages, especially when the maintainer is well known and active elsewhere. > - [ ] Outdated version in Debian > - [x] Missing autopkgtests > - [x] Missing build tests > - [x] Missing Debian Vcs-* fields These 3 are very much not a reason to remove a package, at most they indicate a package not very well maintained, but it's not ground for removal. -- regards, Mattia Rizzolo GPG Key: 66AE 2B4A FCCF 3F52 DA18 4D18 4B04 3FCD B944 4540 .''`. More about me: https://mapreri.org : :' : Launchpad user: https://launchpad.net/~mapreri `. `'` Debian QA page: https://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=mattia `- signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#1028227: RM: libi8x -- RoQA; no rdeps, no update since 2017, does not build
Package: ftp.debian.org Severity: normal Usertags: rm-request User: ftp.debian@packages.debian.org Usertags: remove Hi, You may close and deny my requests if you think I am mistaken, all my requests are manual. Please proceed to deleting the package libi8x. It seems abandoned since 2017 and has a bunch of FTBFS bugs. List of checks: - [ ] Outdated version in Debian - [x] Missing autopkgtests - [x] Missing build tests - [x] Missing Debian Vcs-* fields - [x] Not maintained - [x] Not used (no rdepends) - [x] No watch file - [x] Upstream provides tests (https://gitlab.com/gbenson/libi8x/-/tree/master/libi8x-test) - [ ] Found on GitLab salsa - [x] Standards are outdated - [ ] Had to have a NMU upload for buildinfo files - [x] Has FTBFS bugs - [x] Not in testing - [x] Not in stable Please also close the following bugs: - #875373 (FTBFS on s390x and sh4: TestPy8xNatfuncImpl trouble) - #918519 (FTBFS on mips(el): Test calling a native function. ... Bus error) - #875374 (FTBFS on alpha: two tests report "Invalid note") - #875375 (FTBFS on non-Linux: libthread_db.c compilation errors) - #875376 (FTBFS on sparc64: bus errors in main test suite) - #917189 (FTBFS, alignment problem) - #1018397 (build-depends on python3-nose or uses it for autopkgtest) I found this package thanks to my script that now has a web UI: https://debian.dashboard.air-balloon.cloud/en/dashboard -- William Desportes
