Re: Handling Japanese new era "令和 (Reiwa)"

[Hideki Yamane <henrich@iijmio-mail.jp>]

On Tue, 9 Apr 2019 10:18:24 +0900
Hideki Yamane <henrich@iijmio-mail.jp> wrote:
>  I've noticed that Japan renews its era from 平成 (Heisei) to 令和 (Reiwa)
>  (U+32FF) at 1st May and it's necessary to update some packages to deal
>  with it. 

 Status update...

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needs info
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 * python
   - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1694518

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not yet
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 * openjdk-8: 8u212-b01-2 is NEW
   - https://ftp-master.debian.org/new/openjdk-8_8u212-b01-2.html
   - openjdk-8: Please update to 8u212-b03 to deal with Japanese New ERA "令和 (Reiwa)"
     https://bugs.debian.org/927857

 * IME (Input Method Editor)
   - anthy: not yet

 * "Natural language processing" Japanese dictionaries
   - juman: not yet
   - ipadic: not yet
   - mecab-ipadic: not yet
   - mecab-jumandic: not yet
   - mecab-naist-jdic: not yet
   - naist-jdic not yet
   - unidic-mecab: not yet

 * poppler-data: upstream have not dealt with it yet


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done in experimental (= hard to go into buster)
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 * icu: https://bugs.debian.org/927933


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done in sid (= needs unblock)
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 * unicode-data: fixed in unstable 12.1.0~pre1-2
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1038353/accepted-unicode-data-1210pre1-1-source-all-into-experimental/
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1038838/accepted-unicode-data-1210pre1-2-source-all-into-unstable/
     + however, it causes some FTBFS and needs patches

 * fonts-ipaexfont: fixed in unstable 00401-1
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1039012/accepted-fonts-ipaexfont-00401-1-source-into-unstable/

 * openjdk-11: fixed in unstable 11.0.3+7-1 
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1038318/accepted-openjdk-11-11037-1-source-into-unstable/


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done for buster
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 * libreoffice: fixed in buster 1:6.1.5-3 and stretch-backports
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1037917/accepted-libreoffice-1615-3-source-into-unstable/
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1038417/accepted-libreoffice-1615-3bpo91-source-into-stretch-backports-backports-policy-stretch-backports/

 * mozc: fixed in buster 2.23.2815.102+dfsg-4
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1038054/accepted-mozc-2232815102dfsg-4-source-amd64-all-into-unstable/

 * ddskk: fixed in buster 16.2-7
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1037952/accepted-ddskk-162-7-source-all-into-unstable/

 * skkdic: fixed in buster 20190217-2
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1037904/accepted-skkdic-20190217-2-source-all-into-unstable/

 * glibc: fixed in unstable 2.28-9
   - https://tracker.debian.org/news/1038848/accepted-glibc-228-9-source-into-unstable/
   - unblock request: https://bugs.debian.org/928404

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Regards,

 Hideki Yamane     henrich @ debian.org/iijmio-mail.jp