list-rdeps: move uncommon instructions out-of-the-way
Ximin Luo
4 years ago
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dev/list-rdeps.sh $crate
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It will also give you some follow-up instructions to fix the problem.
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Remove an obsolete package
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$ reportbug ftp.debian.org
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[..]
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What sort of request is this?
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[..]
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6 ROM Package removal - Request Of Maintainer.
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Choose the request type: 6
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Is the removal to be done in a suite other than "unstable"? Don't select anything for "unstable"
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Choose the suite: # input nothing here, i.e. "unstable"
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Please enter the reason for removal: obsolete package, prevents others from migrating to testing
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Is this removal request for specific architectures? [y|N|?]? n
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# An editor will spawn, probably nano. add
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# X-Debbugs-Cc: pkg-rust-maintainers@alioth-lists.debian.net
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# to the header, and then add the following text to the body:
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Hi, please remove this package on all architectures. It is an old rust library
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that is preventing newer ones from migrating to testing. Nothing else in the
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archive depends on it these days.
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# then save and exit, and proceed with submitting the report.
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rdep to use the API of the new version of ${pkg}.
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Alternatively, if any rdep is obsolete (i.e. nothing else depends on it) then
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you should file a RM request to remove it from the Debian archive:
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$ reportbug ftp.debian.org
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[..]
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What sort of request is this?
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[..]
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6 ROM Package removal - Request Of Maintainer.
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[..]
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Choose the request type: 6
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Is the removal to be done in a suite other than "unstable"? Don't select anything for "unstable"
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[..]
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Choose the suite: # input nothing here, i.e. "unstable"
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Please enter the reason for removal: obsolete package, prevents others from migrating to testing
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Is this removal request for specific architectures? [y|N|?]? n
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[..]
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# An editor will spawn, probably nano. add
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# X-Debbugs-Cc: pkg-rust-maintainers@alioth-lists.debian.net
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# to the header, and then add the following text to the body:
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Hi, please remove this package on all architectures. It is an old rust library
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that is preventing newer ones from migrating to testing. Nothing else in the
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archive depends on it these days.
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# then save and exit, and proceed with submitting the report.
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you should file a RM request to remove it from the Debian archive. See the
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section "Remove an obsolete package" in RELEASE.rst for instructions on that.
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