Re: Orphaned Perl Packages

[Damyan Ivanov <dmn@debian.org>]

-=| gregor herrmann, Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 05:38:07PM -0300 |=-
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:31:14 -0300, gregor herrmann wrote:
> 
> > > g2
> > #380146, library + perl module
> > > gnuift
> > #471251. various binary packages, 1 perl module
> > > sufary
> > #353626, library + perl module
> 
> I'm not touching those packages for the moment, IMO they don't really
> fit into the group. What do others think?
I'd take them if I had an interest in them (which I don't). Not sure 
if this helps you decide :)

> > > libwhisker-perl
> > #434393, perl module, 2 bugs
> > (the package name rings some bell in my head ...)
> 
> Maybe someone can help my old memory?
Drop it. 1st class spaghetti perl, superceded by whisker2. It was in 
the repository once.

> Here are some more informations about the other perl modules:
>  
> > > libx500-dn-perl
> > #483773, perl module
> 
> 0 bugs, 33 popcon installs
> no reverse depends
>  
> > > libmldbm-sync-perl
> > #344324, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 336 popcon installs
> Reverse Depends:
>   fuzzyocr3
>   libtm-perl
>   libapache-asp-perl
>   libtm-perl
>   libapache-asp-perl
>   libapache-asp-perl
>  
> > > libxml-sablot-perl
> > #354500, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 216 popcon installs
> Reverse Depends:
>  |libapache-asp-perl
>   docbook2odf
>  |libapache-asp-perl
>  |libapache-asp-perl
>   axkit
>  
> > > html-munger
> > #465881, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 41 popcon installs
> no reverse depends
>  
> > > libdata-showtable-perl
> > #465857, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 90 popcon installs
> no reverse depends
>  
> > > libdb-file-lock-perl
> > #357344 , perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 377 popcon installs
> Reverse Depends:
>   libio-all-perl
>   libio-all-perl
> 
> > > libdevel-corestack-perl
> > #453677, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 34 popcon installs
> no reverse depends
>  
> > > libmail-srs-perl
> > #421536, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 149 popcon installs
> Reverse Depends:
>   srs
>   srs
>   srs
> 
> > > libpalm-perl
> > #352616, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 675 popcon installs
> Reverse Depends:
>   vim-vimoutliner
>   lbdb
>   vim-vimoutliner
>   lbdb
>   coldsync
>   vim-vimoutliner
>   lbdb
>   coldsync
>  
> > > net-hotline
> > #465880, perl module, 1 bug
> 
> 39 popcon installs
> no reverse depends
>  
> > > libmath-basecalc-perl
> > #494594, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 70 popcon installs
> no reverse depends
>  
> > > libnews-newsrc-perl
> > #494596, perl module, 0 bugs
> 
> 110 popcon installs, one of them by me :)
> Reverse Depends:
>   ubh
>   ubh
>   ubh
> 
> -> ITA'd, svn-injected, updated, uploaded
>  
> > > libset-intspan-perl
> > #494598, perl module, 1 bug
> 
> 375 popcon installs
> Reverse Depends:
>   libnews-newsrc-perl
>   libnews-newsrc-perl
>   w3c-markup-validator
>   libpsp-perl
>   w3c-markup-validator
>   libnews-newsrc-perl
>   libnews-newsrc-perl
>   w3c-markup-validator
>   libpsp-perl
>   libnews-newsrc-perl
>   libnews-newsrc-perl
All look like being useful to someone. I say take them (time 
permitting)

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