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The following is a list of packages that are either oldlibs or packages that should be removed from the archive. I'm using this page to track the status of any reverse depends/reverse build-depends so the packages can be removed.

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Candidates

Some packages that could be considered for removal:

  • libstlport4.6-dev
  • gcc-4.1
  • gcc-4.2
  • gcc-4.3
  • autoconf2.13
  • autoconf2.59
  • automake1.4
  • automake1.7
  • automake1.9
  • automake1.10
  • libdb4.6
  • libclutter-0.8-dev
  • libclutter-0.9-dev
  • libstdc++5
  • libdb1-compat
  • libglide2

Some dummy / transitional packages that could be removed:

  • latex-xft-fonts
  • *cupsys*
  • ttf-unfonts
  • kde-icons-oxygen
  • gij
  • dhcp3*
  • netcat
  • libcompress-zlib-perl
  • libhttp-access2-ruby1.8
  • cupsddk
  • discover1

More can be found using aptitude search ~dtransitional

defoma

  • Rationale: defoma is unmaintained and Debian-specific. fontconfig is a maintained and cross-distro replacement that is already in Debian. We should migrate everything to fontconfig and drop defoma.
  • All bugs: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=pabs@debian.org;tag=defoma-removal

  • Migration of packages with defoma backends to fontconfig
    • Status: bugs filed

    • Xorg: Xorg is tricky. It uses defoma via x-ttcidfont-conf and --with-default-font-path=...defoma.... Fixing it should be a matter of removing defoma from its FontPath and fixing 539338. No bug filed about the FontPath change yet, once it is done, x-ttcidfont-conf can be removed too. Upstream plans to switch to fontconfig, but we shouldn't expect that to happen any time soon.

    • GhostScript analysis

  • Conversion of defoma hints in fonts packages to fontconfig snippets
    • Status: started, no bugs filed yet
  • Drop defoma backend from fontconfig
    • Status: not started
  • Drop defoma from unstable
    • Status: not started
  • Defoma deprecation in infrastructure stuff; lintian, etc
    • Status: not started

automake1.4

  • Package: centerim
  • Maintainer: Anibal Avelar
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: isdnutils
  • Maintainer: Debian QA Group
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: jailer
  • Maintainer: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: libxbase
  • Maintainer: Michael Vogt
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: mecab
  • Maintainer: TSUCHIYA Masatoshi
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: pgp4pine
  • Maintainer: Filipe Lautert
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: t-code
  • Maintainer: NOSHIRO Shigeo
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: wmaker
  • Maintainer: John H. Robinson, IV
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:

db4.2

  • heimdal [hurd-i386] only (PATH_MAX issues)
  • isynch [hurd-i386] only (PATH_MAX issues)
  • netatalk [mipsel] only
  • onak [hurd-i386] only
  • openldap [hurd-i386 ia64] only
  • Package: cyrus-imapd-2.2
  • Maintainer: Debian Cyrus Team
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.2-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-04-15 - BarrydeFreese: Patched in Ubuntu for like a year. NMU?

    • 2009-04-16 - BarrydeFreese: E-mailed the "maintainers".

    • 2009-04-17 - BarrydeFreese: Reply from Sven. Sounds like it might be some work.

  • Package: kolab-cyrus-imapd
  • Maintainer: Debian Kolab Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.2-dev
  • Comments:

glut

  • Package: kaya
  • Maintainer: Stuart Teasdale
  • Problem (b)depends: libkaya-gl-dev depends on glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: complearn-gui
  • Maintainer: Rudi Cilibrasi
  • Problem (b)depends: libglut3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: mgltools-pyglf/non-free
  • Maintainer: Debian-Med Packaging Team
  • Problem (b)depends: libglut3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: mgltools-utpackages/non-free
  • Maintainer: Debian-Med Packaging Team
  • Problem (b)depends: libglut3-dev
  • Comments:

libgnomeprint/libgnomeprintui

  • Package: claws-mail
  • Maintainer: Ricardo Mones
  • Problem r(b)depends: libgnomeprintui-2.2-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: evolution
  • Maintainer: Debian Evolution Maintainers
  • Problem r(b)depends: libgnomeprintui-2.2-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gbonds
  • Maintainer: Richard Laager
  • Problem r(b)depends: libgnomeprintui-2.2-dev
  • Comments:

Resolved

  • Package: radiusd-livingston
  • Maintainer: Paul Martin
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5, libdb4.5-dev
  • Comments:
  • inn2 [hurd-i386] only (Asked for rebuild on buildd)
  • Package: heimdal
  • Maintainer: Brian May
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: libtabe
  • Maintainer: Roger So
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: nmh
  • Maintainer: Nick Rusnov
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: jabberd2
  • Maintainer: Jorge Salamero Sanz
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.4-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: hotkeys
  • Maintainer: Alexander Wirt
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: ttf2tex
  • Maintainer: Co-maintainers of ttf2tex
  • Problem (b)depends: freetype1-tools
  • Comments:
    • 2009-04-15 - BarrydeFreese: I don't see any reason to not finally RM: freetype1. ttf2tex is the last one and it is NPOASR.

    • 2009-04-22 - BarrydeFreese: Removal already requested.

    • 2009-04-23 - BarrydeFreese: Removed from the archive.

  • Package: lib-dom-java
  • Maintainer: Nicolas Duboc
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-kaffe
  • Comments:
  • Package: libxp-java
  • Maintainer: Nicolas Duboc
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-kaffe
  • Comments:
  • Package: nemesis
  • Maintainer: William Vera
  • Problem (b)depends: libnet0, libnet0-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-04-15 - BarrydeFreese: Bug already filed. (423201). Might end up being a removal candidate.

    • 2009-04-26 - BarrydeFreese: libnet0 removed from unstable, now uninstallable.

    • 2009-05-26 - BarrydeFreese: Removed from the archive.

  • Package: sing
  • Maintainer: Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta
  • Problem (b)depends: libnet0, libnet0-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-04-15 - BarrydeFreese: Bug already filed. (423210). I think upstream has been dead for a while. Possibly RM?

    • 2009-04-26 - BarrydeFreese: libnet0 removed from unstable, now uninstallable.

    • 2009-05-26 - BarrydeFreese: Removed from the archive.

  • Package: paketto
  • Maintainer: Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta
  • Problem (b)depends: libnet0
  • Comments:
    • 2009-04-15 - BarrydeFreese: Have talked with upstream and he is trying to find another library.

    • 2009-04-26 - BarrydeFreese: libnet0 removed from unstable, now uninstallable.

    • 2009-05-26 - BarrydeFreese: Removed from the archive.

  • Package: proguard
  • Maintainer: Sam Clegg
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: realtimebattle
  • Maintainer: Rémi Vanicat
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: jamvm
  • Maintainer: Michael Koch
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
    • 2009-05-18 - BarrydeFreese: Bug already filed. Builds fine with openjdk-6 and gcj.

    • 2009-08-16 - BarrydeFreese: Fixed in maintainer upload.

  • Package: gettext
  • Maintainer: Santiago Villa
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: ldiskfsprogs
  • Maintainer: Debian Lustre Packaging Team
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.4-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: awffull
  • Maintainer: Jose Carlos Medeiros
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: conglomerate
  • Maintainer: Geert Stappers
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: mlview
  • Maintainer: Sebastian Bacher
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: ruby-gnome2
  • Maintainer: Arnaud Cornet
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: aptoncd
  • Maintainer: Rafael Proenca
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: WTF is up with this package?

    • 2009-08-26 - BarrydeFreese: Fixed in maintainer upload. (New maintainer).

  • Package: grmonitor
  • Maintainer: Víctor Pérez Pereira
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: lib3ds
  • Maintainer: Debian QA Group
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: vite
  • Maintainer: Samuel Thibault
  • Problem (b)depends: libglut3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: space-orbit
  • Maintainer: Eric Schwartz (Orphaned)
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: pdp
  • Maintainer: Pablo Martin, Guenter Geiger
  • Problem (b)depends: libglut3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: pinball
  • Maintainer: Jochen Friedrich
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: libnsuml-java
  • Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-kaffe
  • Comments:
  • Package: postgis
  • Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: pymol
  • Maintainer: Debichem Team
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: libgnu-regexp-java
  • Maintainer: Kalle Kivimaa
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: nice
  • Maintainer: Daniel Bonniot
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: python2.4
  • Maintainer: Mathias Klose
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5
  • Comments:
  • Package: python2.5
  • Maintainer: Mathias Klose
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5
  • Comments:
  • Package: webalizer
  • Maintainer: Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw)
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5, libdb4.5-dev.
  • Comments:
  • Package: dspam
  • Maintainer: Debian DSPAM Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: tightvnc-java
  • Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: vnc-java
  • Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: jikes-classpath (classpath source package)
  • Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: filler
  • Maintainer: James Damour
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: genext2fs
  • Maintainer: Franz Pletz
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: libnss-lwres
  • Maintainer: Debian QA Group
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: iterm
  • Maintainer: Debian QA Group
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: jfbterm
  • Maintainer: Fumitoshi UKAI
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: drivel
  • Maintainer: Neil Williams
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: hardinfo
  • Maintainer: Agney Lopes Roth Ferraz
  • Problem (b)depends: libsoup2.2-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: netrik
  • Maintainer: Edelhard Becker
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: gdbm
  • Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: navit
  • Maintainer: Gilles Filippini, Bernd Zeimetz
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: wflogs
  • Maintainer: Jean-Michel Kelbert (Orphaned)
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: wipl
  • Maintainer: Carlo Contavalli (Orphaned)
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: quiteinsane
  • Maintainer: Debian QA Group
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • jikes-kaffe (kaffe source package)
  • Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnoemoe
  • Maintainer: Jesse van den Kieboom
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: necpp
  • Maintainer: Emmanuel QUEMENER
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: tdfsb
  • Maintainer: Aurélien GÉRÔME
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: conglomerate
  • Maintainer: Geert Stappers
  • Problem r(b)depends: libgnomeprintui-2.2-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: screem
  • Maintainer: Rob Bradford
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: crystalspace
  • Maintainer: Debian Games Team
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gl-117
  • Maintainer: Cédric Delfosse
  • Problem (b)depends: libglut3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: libmimedir-gnome
  • Maintainer: Moray Allan
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnome-python-desktop
  • Maintainer: Loic Minier
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: Bug not yet filed.

    • 2009-09-02 - ?EmilioPozueloMonfort: Will be fixed in the next upload.

    • 2009-11-29 - BarrydeFreese: Fixed in maintainer upload.

  • Package: libgnomedb3
  • Maintainer: Debian Gnome Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: mmake
  • Maintainer: Thomas Bushnell
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: crack-attack
  • Maintainer: Chris Boyle
  • Problem (b)depends: glutg3-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnome-desktop-sharp2
  • Maintainer: Debian CLI libraries team
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: Bug not yet filed.

    • 2009-09-02 - ?EmilioPozueloMonfort: Will be fixed in the next upload.

    • 2009-12-04 - BarrydeFreese: Fixed in maintainer upload.

  • Package: gnome-media
  • Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: Bug not yet filed.

    • 2009-09-02 - ?EmilioPozueloMonfort: Will be fixed in the next upload.

    • 2009-12-04 - BarrydeFreese: Fixed in maintainer upload.

  • Package: gnome-python-desktop
  • Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: Bug not yet filed.

    • 2009-09-02 - ?EmilioPozueloMonfort: There are packages using python-nautilusburn, bug filed for pybackpack and serpentine.

    • 2009-12-04 - BarrydeFreese: Fixed in maintainer upload.

  • Package: rhythmbox
  • Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: Bug not yet filed.

    • 2009-09-02 - ?EmilioPozueloMonfort: Will be fixed in the next upload.

    • 2009-12-04 - BarrydeFreese: Fixed in maintainer upload.

  • Package: lablgtk2
  • Maintainer: Debian OCaml Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: php5
  • Maintainer: Debian PHP Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: tlf
  • Maintainer: Joop Stakenborg
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments:
  • Package: abiword
  • Maintainer: Masayuki Hatta
  • Problem r(b)depends: libgnomeprintui-2.2-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: linux-atm
  • Maintainer: Peter De Schrijver (p2)
  • Problem (b)depends: automake1.4
  • Comments: