On 08/10/2014 10:58 PM, Niels Thykier wrote: [...] > It is possible to make osm-gps-map a valid candidate, which would make > it possible for it to migrate. But what is needed is not an "unblock", > instead you need "decruft". > > Your package is basically in middle of a transition; but since it is not > in testing, it is not on caught by our auto-transition detection tool. > > The process from here > ===================== > > *In the particular case*, here is how I suggest we handle this: > > * You bump #748386 to serious (or have it fixed). Thanks to Tobias Frost's sponsorship, a NMU has fixed this (remove osm-gps-map as a B-D). I have just been waiting for subsurface to migrate to testing to be sure. > * Once that is done, I will ask the FTP master to carry out the > "decruft" *breaking unfixed reverse dependencies* of the binaries > being removed (see below). > I would be grateful if you could arrange for the "decruft". > > Be advised that this strategy is not always applicable. But since > none of the affected packages are in testing, there is nothing to > lose from our (the RT's) perspective. [...] > ~Niels > And may thanks for the helpful explanations for next time. Regards, Ross
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