Re: Bug#1018687: override: perl-modules-5.34:libs/optional perl-modules-5.36:libs/optional

[Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name>]

Hello,

On Sun 28 Aug 2022 at 09:28PM -05, Daniel Lewart wrote:

> Package: ftp.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: ftp.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: override
> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-boot@lists.debian.org, perl@packages.debian.org
>
> Debian FTP Master(s) and Niko,
>
> Currently, perl-modules-5.34 and perl-modules-5.36 are libs/standard.
>
> However, Debian Policy 2.5 Priorities:
>     https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#priorities
> states:
>     "In particular, this means that C-like libraries will almost
>     never have a priority above optional, since they do not provide
>     functionality directly to users."
>
> Since perl-modules-5.xx are not standalone packages and are in
> Section:libs, I consider this Policy to apply to them.
>
> Please change perl-modules-5.34 and perl-modules-5.36 from:
>   * Priority: standard
> to:
>   * Priority: optional
>
> perl 5.34.0 is Priority:standard" and Depends on perl-modules-5.34.
> perl 5.36.0 is Priority:standard" and Depends on perl-modules-5.36.
> Therefore, perl-modules-5.xx will still be pulled into Standard systems.

Can someone from the Perl team speak to this request, please?

-- 
Sean Whitton