Bug#1111856: compat-el: autopkgtest regression: dh_elpa_test: command not found

[Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>]

Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi Paul,
>
> Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 30-08-2025 07:11, Xiyue Deng wrote:
>>> Apparently I missed the fact that removing compat-el from testing will
>>> also remove all its reverse dependencies, which is already happening[1].
>>
>>
>> emacs-common Provides compat-el (versioned), so I my opinion this 
>> removal (thread?) is a bug in the autoremoval tooling. (Versioned) 
>> Provides is relatively new in Debian, not all tools deal with it in all 
>> corner cases. Either somebody finds a fix for the autoremoval tooling 
>> or, if we let the removal happen, I expect all dependent packages to 
>> migrate straight back after removal.
>
> Thanks for the insights!  I hope that can work one way or another.
>

So as Paul predicted, the reverse dependencies of compat-el got removed
from testing around Oct 6 and then re-entered around Oct 7, and since
then no remove notice is showing anymore.  Thanks!

>>
>> Paul
>>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
> Xiyue Deng

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Regards,
Xiyue Deng

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