Bug#907042: opam 1.2.0 is deprecated (jessie)
Package: opam
Version: 1.2.0-1+deb8u1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable
Tags: jessie
Dear Maintainer,
On jessie, opam 1.2.0 is packaged but it is officially deprecated since
a year [1][2].
It makes opam unusable for jessie users: already initialised ones can't
install new compilers nor update packages, and with a fresh install opam
is almost unusable (e.g. [3]).
The solution is to upgrade the opam package to 1.2.2.
[1] https://opam.ocaml.org/blog/deprecating-opam-1-2-0
[2] https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/rfc-deprecating-opam-1-2-0/332
[3] https://github.com/astrada/google-drive-ocamlfuse/issues/324
Note: I talked with a maintainer who advised me to set severity to
grave.
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Versions of packages opam depends on:
ii build-essential 12.3
ii curl 7.52.1-5+deb9u6
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.6-8.1
ii libc6 2.24-11+deb9u3
pn opam-docs <none>
ii tar 1.29b-1.1
ii unzip 6.0-21
ii wget 1.18-5+deb9u2
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-5
Versions of packages opam recommends:
ii aspcud 1:1.9.1-2+b1
pn darcs <none>
ii git 1:2.11.0-3+deb9u3
ii mercurial 4.0-1+deb9u1
ii ocaml 4.02.3-9
ii rsync 3.1.2-1+deb9u1
opam suggests no packages.
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