[pkg-horde] Bug#811360: Bug#811360: php-horde-mapi: depends on not-in-the-archive-anymore php-math-biginteger

[Mattia Rizzolo]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 02:17:40PM +0000, Mattia Rizzolo wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 02:15:21PM +0100, Mathieu Parent wrote:
> > It shouldn't, as this package is provided by php-seclib.
> > 
> > See https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/p/phpseclib/control-1.0.0-3
> 
> ah, I didn't notice there was also a virtual package providing it.
> 
> > > Is it possible to have a binary without such dependency?
> > 
> > Given the above: Why?
> 
> if there is an alternative is ok leave it as it is.
> It's just that tooling is not so good at mixing real and virtual
> packages...
> This means I'm going to request a manual removal of the old package from
> testing, then.
> 
> https://bugs.debian.org/811387
> Let's see how this goes, If everything's fine I'll close this bug as
> soon as the real php-math-biginteger is completely gone.

And instead is not.
From #debian-release:

[03:45:50 PM]  <nthykier> mapreri: Re: #811387 - Britney does not support versioned provides
[03:45:54 PM]  -zwiebelbot- Debian#811387: RM: php-math-biginteger/1.0.2-2 - https://bugs.debian.org/811387
[03:46:21 PM]  <nthykier> See #786803 - patches / test case welcome
[03:46:26 PM]  -zwiebelbot- Debian#786803: Please consider versioned Provides - https://bugs.debian.org/786803
[03:46:27 PM]  <mapreri> thanks for confirming! :)
[03:48:39 PM]  <mapreri> nthykier: wait, but does that mean that packages using them will never migrate or what?
[03:53:49 PM]  <jcristau> yes
[03:54:07 PM]  <jcristau> it means packages should have versioned depends on virtual packages
[03:54:19 PM]  <jcristau> err
[03:54:20 PM]  <jcristau> shouldn't
[03:55:46 PM]  <mapreri> If there are such problems I think you should follow up on #811360 and explain if there are changes needed, then.
[03:55:51 PM]  -zwiebelbot- Debian#811360: php-horde-mapi: depends on not-in-the-archive-anymore php-math-biginteger - https://bugs.debian.org/811360
[03:56:04 PM]  <mapreri> because otherwise there are going to be problem for the next uploads.
[03:56:14 PM]  <jcristau> *shrug*
[03:56:37 PM]  <mapreri> is not that i care if a single packages will be stuck in unstable, if it's not part of something bigger
[03:56:45 PM]  <jcristau> it was never documented as supported



Well, IMHO the best thing for you is to just change the dependency
somehow, (I don't know if a rebuild is enough or you need to add
overrides so it doesn't get automatically chosed by whatever tool
generate that), or if you are curious or anything get in touch yourself
with the release team.

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