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 * 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.

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.

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

  • First round: 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.

  • Second round: conversion of defoma hints in fonts packages to fontconfig snippets
    • Status: not started
  • Third round: drop defoma backend from fontconfig
    • Status: not started
  • Fourth round: drop defoma from unstable
    • Status: not started
  • Fifth round: defoma deprecation in infrastructure stuff; lintian, etc
    • Status: not started

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:

db4.5

  • dkim-milter [i386] only. Just out of date?
  • powershell - See ?OldGnomeLibs removal page.

  • Package: python2.4
  • Maintainer: Mathias Klose
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5
  • Comments:
  • Package: python2.5
  • Maintainer: Mathias Klose
  • Problem (b)depends: libdb4.5
  • Comments:
  • soundtracker - See ?OldGnomeLibs wiki page.

  • 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:

Jikes (RM: already filed)

  • Package: jikes-classpath (classpath source package)
  • Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • jikes-kaffe (kaffe source package)
  • Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: libgnu-regexp-java
  • Maintainer: Kalle Kivimaa
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: mmake
  • Maintainer: Thomas Bushnell
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: tightvnc-java
  • Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: vnc-java
  • Maintainer: Ola Lundqvist
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes
  • Comments:
  • Package: libnsuml-java
  • Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-kaffe
  • Comments:
  • Package: filler
  • Maintainer: James Damour
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
    • 2009-05-18 - BarrydeFreese: Bug not filed yet. Possible RM candidate?

    • 2009-05-19 - BarrydeFreese: Sent an e-mail to maintainer/upstream (Same).

  • Package: libgnuhmi-java
  • Maintainer: ??? Is this a virtual package?
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: nice
  • Maintainer: Daniel Bonniot
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:
  • Package: postgis
  • Maintainer: Debian GIS Project
  • Problem (b)depends: jikes-classpath
  • Comments:

gtksourceview (Squeeze Release Goal)

  • Package: conglomerate
  • Maintainer: Geert Stappers
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: drivel
  • Maintainer: Neil Williams
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnoemoe
  • Maintainer: Jesse van den Kieboom
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnome-python-desktop
  • Maintainer: Loic Minier
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: lablgtk2
  • Maintainer: Debian OCaml Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: libgnomedb3
  • Maintainer: Debian Gnome Maintainers
  • 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: screem
  • Maintainer: Rob Bradford
  • Problem (b)depends: libgtksourceview-dev
  • Comments:

libsoup (Squeeze Release Goal)

  • Package: hardinfo
  • Maintainer: Agney Lopes Roth Ferraz
  • Problem (b)depends: libsoup2.2-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: Bug already filed (597591) but was closed in error. I have reopened it.

  • Package: libsyncml
  • Maintainer: Michael Banck
  • Problem (b)depends: libsoup2.2-dev
  • Comments:
    • 2009-08-17 - BarrydeFreese: Spoke with Michael on IRC, it will be resolved by Squeeze.

nautilus-cd-burner (Squeeze Release Goal)

  • Package: aptoncd
  • Maintainer: Rafael Proenca
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnome-desktop-sharp2
  • Maintainer: Debian CLI libraries team
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnome-media
  • Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: gnome-python-desktop
  • Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-dev
  • Comments:
  • Package: rhythmbox
  • Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers
  • Problem (b)depends: libnautilus-burn-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: