Hi David, Thank you for running this down and updating the bug. I'll make sure that we remove the script or update from a git repo. Cheers, tony mancill - KG7IEL On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 12:18:53AM -0500, David A Aitcheson wrote: > Sandro and others, > > Per one of the primary developers, all vestiges of PYTHON are now > removed from XASTIR. > > *See below in-line for definitive information.* > > At this point if someone would do a re-pull from Git and re-package for > Debian it would in my estimation clear things for moving forward towards > Sid/Bullseye. > > Respectfully, > David A Aitcheson - KB3EFS > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Re: Fwd: Bug#945747: xastir: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:57:49 -0700 > From: Tom Russo <russo@bogodyn.org> > Reply-To: russo@bogodyn.org > Organisation: International Institute for Advanced Quantum > Bogodynamical Studies > To: David A Aitcheson <david.aitcheson@gmail.com> > CC: Curt Mills - WE7U <curt.we7u@gmail.com> > > > > *Xastir_tigerpoly.py is now removed from Xastir's git repo. It will no > longer** > **be part of any future release.** > * > In the meantime, since Debian won't pull from git, a trivial patch for > the debian package would just be to remove the script from > scripts/Makefile.am so it isn't installed, and to remove the python > dependency from the package. *There is no python usage in Xastir other > than that script, which hasn't been used in something like 10 years.* I > think the last release of TIGER/LINE data was in 2006, and the script > probably hasn't been used since. > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 06:43:25PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron > collision of the <russo@bogodyn.org> flavor, containing: > > *There is exactly ONE python script in Xastir, a little-used script > > called** > > **"Xastir_tigerpoly.py" that has almost no current applicability to > > anything.** > > **It is designed to take a decades-obsolete map topological map format > > and c** > > **converts it to shapefile. It is highly unlikely that anybody will > > even be** > > **able to find the data it was meant to process.* > > > > I have no idea if it would work with python3, but it is irrelevant. > > Nothing > > in Xastir actually depends on python other than this script. Unless > > someone > > really wants this script, one could run Xastir without even having *any* > > version of python installed. > > They should simply remove the dependency on python. Absolutely nobody will > > ever notice. > > > > I ought to just remove the script altogether, and will for the next > > release. > > It has long since beeen irrelevant. > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 08:03:34PM -0500, we recorded a > > bogon-computron collision of the <david.aitcheson@gmail.com> flavor, > > containing: > > > Guys, > > > > A "?" that is off list(s) to avoid "boat rocking". > > > > What part of Xastir uses py2? > > > > I work from Source Code so maybe I am missing something. > > > > I know you don't build binaries so this is a non-issue for me, and > > just > > > a curiosity. > > > > 73 > > > Dave > > > KB3EFS > > > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > > Subject: Bug#945747: xastir: Python2 removal in sid/bullseye > > > Resent-Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:09:10 +0000 > > > Resent-From: Sandro Tosi <morph@paradis.debian.org> > > > Resent-To: Debian Hamradio Maintainers <debian-hams@lists.debian.org> > > > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 23:58:54 +0000 > > > From: Sandro Tosi <morph@paradis.debian.org> > > > Reply-To: Sandro Tosi <morph@paradis.debian.org>, > > > 945747-maintonly@bugs.debian.org > > > To: maintonly@bugs.debian.org > > > > > > Source: xastir > > > Version: 2.1.4-1 > > > Severity: normal > > > Tags: sid bullseye > > > User: debian-python@lists.debian.org > > > Usertags: py2removal > > > > Python2 becomes end-of-live upstream, and Debian aims to remove > > > Python2 from the distribution, as discussed in > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-python/2019/07/msg00080.html > > > > Your package either build-depends, depends on Python2, or uses Python2 > > > in the autopkg tests (the specific reason can be found searching this > > > source package in > > > https://people.debian.org/~morph/mass-bug-py2removal_take3.txt ). > > > Please stop using Python2, and fix this issue by one of the following > > > actions. > > > > - Convert your Package to Python3. This is the preferred option. In > > > case you are providing a Python module foo, please consider dropping > > > the python-foo package, and only build a python3-foo package. Please > > > don't drop Python2 modules, which still have reverse dependencies, > > > just document them. > > > This is the preferred option. > > > > - If the package is dead upstream, cannot be converted or maintained > > > in Debian, it should be removed from the distribution. If the > > > package still has reverse dependencies, raise the severity to > > > "serious" and document the reverse dependencies with the BTS affects > > > command. If the package has no reverse dependencies, confirm that > > > the package can be removed, reassign this issue to ftp.debian.org, > > > make sure that the bug priority is set to normal and retitle the > > > issue to "RM: PKG -- removal triggered by the Python2 removal". > > > > - If the package has still many users (popcon >= 300), or is needed to > > > build another package which cannot be removed, document that by > > > adding the "py2keep" user tag (not replacing the py2remove tag), > > > using the debian-python@lists.debian.org user. Also any > > > dependencies on an unversioned python package (python, python-dev) > > > must not be used, same with the python shebang. These have to be > > > replaced by python2/python2.7 dependencies and shebang. > > > > This is the least preferred option. > > > > If there are questions, please refer to the wiki page for the removal: > > > https://wiki.debian.org/Python/2Removal, or ask for help on IRC > > > #debian-python, or the debian-python@lists.debian.org mailing list. > > > > > > -- Tom Russo KM5VY > > Tijeras, NM > > echo "prpv_a'rfg_cnf_har_cvcr" | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | tr [a-m][n-z] > > [n-z][a-m] > > -- Tom Russo KM5VY Tijeras, NM echo "prpv_a'rfg_cnf_har_cvcr" | sed -e > 's/_/ /g' | tr [a-m][n-z] [n-z][a-m] >
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