On 04/10/2017 08:49, Ralf Treinen wrote:
the cmigrep package is unmaintained upstream since a long time. Last time I tried to contact the author in 2009 his mail bounced. Furthermore, the package uses the ocaml compiler libs and hence needs some code maintenance to carry it through changes in the API of the compiler that happen from time to time. At this moment, for instance, we have a FTBFS with ocaml 4.05 for this reason.
Indeed.
cmigrep seemed a cool thing to have in the past, but is it still worth it? It is unmaintained upstream since such a long time that I don't see reason for us to continue maintaining it inside debian only.
I don't see cmigrep as important as it used to be now that there is the #show toplevel directive. If nobody wants to maintain it, it won't be a huge loss IMHO.
If there is no objection one week from now I will ask ftp.d.o for removal of the package cmigrep.
No objection from me. Cheers, -- Stéphane