Bug#965839: Is tk5 still useful? (Re: Bug#965839: tk5: Removal of obsolete debhelper compat 5 and 6 in bookworm)
On Sun, Aug 02, 2020 at 08:00:27PM +0200, myon@debian.org wrote:
> > The package tk5 uses debhelper with a compat level of 5 or 6,
> > which is deprecated and scheduled for removal[1].
>
> tk5 was last touched by a maintainer for lenny, and then two NMUs.
>
> Is that software still useful? Should we remove the package?
>
> The Icom R5 isn't sold anymore.
Hi Christoph,
I don't know the answer to your question, as I don't own an IC-R5, but
the package actually is installed according to popcon. Of course, this
might be solely via the Recommends in hamradio-rigcontrol.
Since it looks fairly simple to update, I volunteer to update it to keep
it around for at least one more cycle. It seems like a small investment
to make, and maybe it helps a few users.
Cheers,
tony
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