Advice on libpgplot-perl

[Carlo Segre <segre@iit.edu>]

Hello All:

libpgplot-perl is a contrib package which depends on pgplot5 from the 
non-free section..  Since it requires pgplot5 installed in order to build, 
it never is properly built in the regular autobuilding network.

I have been unable to keep close watch on the non-free build network but 
it was shut down at one point and I am not sure if it is back up or not, 
but it seems to me that a package such as libpgplot-perl should be moved 
to non-free so it has a chance to be built using the non-free 
autobuilders.  If we keep it in contrib, it will have to be built by hand 
on all architectures every time it is uploaded.  I have done this a 
number of times, and it is quite time consuming and frustrating.

If anyone knows if the non-free buildd network is back up and active, I 
would appreciate knowing it and in addition, i would like to have your 
suggestions on moving libpgplot-perl to non-free.

Thanks,

Carlo

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