Re: Removing python2 packages

[Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net>]

On Wed, 24 Jul 2019, Neil Williams wrote:

> > > út 23. 7. 2019 v 11:40 odesílatel Scott Talbert <swt@techie.net>
> > > napsal: When removing leaf python2 packages for bullseye, is there
> > >       anything
> > >
> > >
> > > __modules__ package :)
> > >  
> > >       special that needs to be done, other than removing the
> > > building of the
> > >       python2 subpackage?
> > >
> > >       For example, obsoleting of the old package or anything along
> > >       those lines?
> > >
> > >
> > > * check reverse-depends and "reverse-depends -b"
> > > * remove from d/control
> > > * remove from d/tests
> > > * remove from d/rules
> > > * check/remove d/python-* files
> > > * test
> > > * upload
> >
> > Thanks.  The reason I asked about 'obsoleting' is because I wondered
> > about what will happen on the upgrade case.  Say, I remove python-foo
> > from bullseye.  When a user running buster with python-foo installed
> > upgrades to bullseye, what will happen?  Will apt try to remove
> > python-foo?
>
> Not unless something actually Breaks: or Conflicts: or the user runs
> autoremove.
>
> If a leaf package bar changes from Depends: python-foo to python3-foo,
> then python-foo will remain installed. There are lots of packages in
> Stretch that are not in Buster. Upgrading leaves them in place unless
> there is something which actively Conflicts: or Breaks: them. That's
> why autoremove is so useful after dist-upgrade.

What about reverse dependencies that are "Suggests" vice "Depends?"  Do 
all Suggests dependencies needs to be removed first as well?

NOTE: reverse-depends (aside from '-b' being broken in unstable right 
now), does not seem to show Suggests dependencies by default.