Debian Bug report logs - #542563
linsmith: uses libgnomeprint which is scheduled for removal

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Message #5 received at maintonly@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: joss@debian.org

To: maintonly@bugs.debian.org

Subject: linsmith: uses libgnomeprint which is scheduled for removal

Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:54:58 +0200

Package: linsmith
Version: 0.99.7-1
Severity: important
User: pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Usertags: oldlibs libgnomeprint

Hi,

linsmith currently still uses libgnomeprint. However, libgnomeprint
and libgnomeprintui are going to be soon deprecated upstream. The
GtkPrint replacement (built in GTK+ itself) has been available for 3
years.

I’d like to remove libgnomeprint packages before the squeeze
release. This can only be done by getting rid of as much as possible
of the reverse dependencies.

Note that some of these packages already include GtkPrint support,
but you have to select it at compile time. Otherwise, please consider
porting to the much more modern Cairo/GtkPrint API.

As for bindings, they don’t have any reverse dependencies except
for the Python ones, so they should simply be removed ASAP.

Thanks, 
-- 
 .''`.      Josselin Mouette
: :' :
`. `'   “I recommend you to learn English in hope that you in
  `-     future understand things”  -- Jörg Schilling

Message #10 received at 542563@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Emilio Pozuelo Monfort <pochu@debian.org>

To: 542563@bugs.debian.org

Subject: linsmith: uses libgnomeprint which is scheduled for removal

Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 11:30:51 +0200

Marga,

We want to remove libgnomeprint from Squeeze. Given the low popcon of the
package, can we remove this?

Cheers,
Emilio

Message #15 received at 542563@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: John Coppens <john@jcoppens.com>

To: 542563@bugs.debian.org

Subject: linsmith version is not update - dependency was removed

Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:10:29 -0300

Hi guys.

I am the original author of linsmith.

The libgnomeprint dependency was removed in the last version (0.99.21)
of linsmith (thanks for the Gentoo people for pointing this out).

What do I have to do to get Debian to

- Cc: me of problems with the package,

- To update the version - there have been more than 10 new versions!

I regularly get complaints of people using the old .7 version which had
quite a few problems. By accident, I also detected pending bugs at
Debian and Ubuntu.

I don't use either, but I suppose I could run a virtual machine to make
the packages?

Please Cc: me, I'm not subscribed to the buglist.

John

Message #20 received at 542563@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Margarita Manterola <marga@marga.com.ar>

To: John Coppens <john@jcoppens.com>, 542563@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#542563: linsmith version is not update - dependency was removed

Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:26:22 -0300

Hola John Coppens!

> The libgnomeprint dependency was removed in the last version (0.99.21)
> of linsmith (thanks for the Gentoo people for pointing this out).

Ok.  I will package this ASAP.

> What do I have to do to get Debian to
> - Cc: me of problems with the package,

If you go to http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/linsmith.html in the bottom
left corner you'll see a box that says "subscribe to this package".  You
can enter your email there, and you'll get mail when there's a bug.

> - To update the version - there have been more than 10 new versions!

As I said, I'll do this at once.  For some reason, the automatic system
that warns about new versions hadn't warned me before.

In any case, filing a bug in the BTS asking for the new version to be
packaged, is the usual way to go when the maintainer doesn't realize it by
themselves.

-- 
Love,
Marga

Message #25 received at 542563@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: John Coppens <john@jcoppens.com>

To: Margarita Manterola <marga@marga.com.ar>

Cc: 542563@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#542563: linsmith version is not update - dependency was removed

Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:37:19 -0300

On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:26:22 -0300
Margarita Manterola <marga@marga.com.ar> wrote:

> Hola John Coppens!
> 
> > The libgnomeprint dependency was removed in the last version (0.99.21)
> > of linsmith (thanks for the Gentoo people for pointing this out).
> 
> Ok.  I will package this ASAP.

Great! Thanks Margarita.
 
> > What do I have to do to get Debian to
> > - Cc: me of problems with the package,
> 
> If you go to http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/linsmith.html in the bottom
> left corner you'll see a box that says "subscribe to this package".  You
> can enter your email there, and you'll get mail when there's a bug.
> 
> > - To update the version - there have been more than 10 new versions!
> 
> As I said, I'll do this at once.  For some reason, the automatic system
> that warns about new versions hadn't warned me before.

Ah... A bug in the Debian system?   ;-)

> In any case, filing a bug in the BTS asking for the new version to be
> packaged, is the usual way to go when the maintainer doesn't realize it by
> themselves.

I already installed VMs for Ubuntu, but I'm not sure I'll find the time
to prepare packages. 

Would preparing Slackware tgz's and then using 'alien' to convert
to .deb be of any help to you?

Cheers,
John

Message #30 received at 542563@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Margarita Manterola <marga@marga.com.ar>

To: John Coppens <john@jcoppens.com>, 542563@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#542563: linsmith version is not update - dependency was removed

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:52:55 -0300

Hola John Coppens!

> > In any case, filing a bug in the BTS asking for the new version to be
> > packaged, is the usual way to go when the maintainer doesn't realize it by
> > themselves.
> 
> I already installed VMs for Ubuntu, but I'm not sure I'll find the time
> to prepare packages. 

I don't think you need to worry about that.  Once the Debian package is
uploaded, we can ask for a 'sync' in Ubuntu.

> Would preparing Slackware tgz's and then using 'alien' to convert
> to .deb be of any help to you?

Not really, I'm almost done with the packaging, I'll be uploading to Debian
today or tomorrow at the latest.

-- 
Love,
Marga

Message #35 received at 542563-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Margarita Manterola <marga@debian.org>

To: 542563-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#542563: fixed in linsmith 0.99.21-1

Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:17:29 +0000

Source: linsmith
Source-Version: 0.99.21-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
linsmith, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

linsmith_0.99.21-1.diff.gz
  to main/l/linsmith/linsmith_0.99.21-1.diff.gz
linsmith_0.99.21-1.dsc
  to main/l/linsmith/linsmith_0.99.21-1.dsc
linsmith_0.99.21-1_i386.deb
  to main/l/linsmith/linsmith_0.99.21-1_i386.deb
linsmith_0.99.21.orig.tar.gz
  to main/l/linsmith/linsmith_0.99.21.orig.tar.gz



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 542563@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Margarita Manterola <marga@debian.org> (supplier of updated linsmith package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@debian.org)


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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:41:27 +0000
Source: linsmith
Binary: linsmith
Architecture: source i386
Version: 0.99.21-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Margarita Manterola <marga@debian.org>
Changed-By: Margarita Manterola <marga@debian.org>
Description: 
 linsmith   - tool to generate Smith Charts
Closes: 542563 546299
Changes: 
 linsmith (0.99.21-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream release
     - Removes libgnomeprint dependency (Closes: #542563)
   * Added rules to update config.sub and config.guess,
     autotools-dev build-dependency needed. (Closes: #546299)
   * Updated Standards Version to 3.9.2, no changes needed.
   * Updated debhelper compat level to 7.
   * Fixed smaller lintian issues.
   * Added --as-needed to debian/rules to prevent pulling in unneeded
     dependencies
   * Updated Spanish translation
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