Bug#1104021: unblock: eccodes/2.28.0-1

[Sebastian Ramacher <sramacher@debian.org>]

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On 2025-04-24 09:25:41 +0100, Alastair McKinstry wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org
> Severity: normal
> User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> Usertags: unblock
> X-Debbugs-Cc: eccodes@packages.debian.org, debian-science@lists.debian.org
> Control: affects -1 + src:eccodes
> 
> Please unblock package eccodes
> 
> 2.41.0-1 has updates desired in trixie. It is currently in experimental, but has been tested (and its deps) in testing.
> 
> [ Reason ]
> eccodes was released just before soft freeze.
> 
> [ Impact ]
> eccodes is a library used to decode weather data (used by ECMWF stack, cdo, etc).
> The weather data codes change regularly and the version currently in trixie will fail to decode some GRIB data.
> Ideally eccodes should be updated in stable every three months or so to ensure operational weather flows continue to work.
> 
> [ Tests ]
> There is a test suite included which works.
> 
> [ Risks ]
> eccodes is complex but mostly only changes in data tables, so minimal update patches may be possible.
> But they did a code reorg for 2.41.0 and I prefer this goes into trixie as-is (and as tested) to minmize future work.
> 
> [ Checklist ]
>   [X] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
>   [X] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
>   [ ] attach debdiff against the package in testing
> 
> debdiff is large

Could you please provide a debdiff of the relevant parts in debian/?

Best
Sebastian

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Sebastian Ramacher