Summary of current experimental tags

[Niels Thykier <niels@thykier.net>]

Hey,

I did a bit of research on our current experimental tags... and they are
all "old"[1]. :P

>From 2011 we got:

* python(3)-depends-but-no-python(3)-helper 2.5.4 (Nov 2011)
  - In total, some 40-46 cases
  - both tags are "serious/possible" (E)
  - I am considering to promote to "non-experimental".

* package-contains-no-arch-dependent-files
  - some 250 tags in ~125 packages
  - I don't think it copes with "pkg [linux-any]" cases
    (i.e. where the package is arch:any to allow architecture dependent
     dependencies).
  - It is minor/possible (I)
  - Maybe promote to non-experimental
    (possibly with a s/possible/wild-guess/)

* package-contains-broken-symlink
  - nearly 12k tags in < 1000 packages
  - people seem to symlink the "weirdest" of things.
  - I am no so certain that maintaining the whitelist we are doing now
    will remain feasible.
  - it is normal/possible (W)
  - I am considering to drop it.

* duplicate-files
  - Some 35k tags in < 1000 packages
  - a lot of that is caused by doxygen (etc.)
  - will possibly be preceived as a lot of busy work by maintainers
  - dedup.debian.net is (likely to become) a good replacement for this.
  - I am considering to drop it.

We also got a few from 2008:

* embedded-pear-module
  - Some 35 tags
  - Accuracy could probably be improved (e.g. php-horde-mime)
  - maybe talk with the php/pear maintainers here to confirm the
    accuracy (and possible updating its "list of libraries")
  - it is normal/possible (W)

* shlib-calls-exit
  - Some 2300 tags in < 1000 packages
  - Russ suggested that this tag should be dropped[2].
  - it is wishlist/possible (I)

Comments appreciated.

~Niels


[1] Except binary-file-built-without-LFS-support, which is not in any
released version ... yet.

[2] <87boffx3ih.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu>