Bug#929197: biber: FTBFS when separate libunicode-collate-perl package is installed

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

Hi Niko,

> This package fails to build with newer versions of Unicode::Collate,
> including the separately packaged libunicode-collate-perl package

Yes, that is an endless game by now :-( I remember about 5-10 iterations
of the same problem, either the separately packaged version is required,
or when installed fails the tests.

I am seriously wondering what is going on with per and unicode-collate
that they cannot agree on anything.

Anyway.

> time, I suppose this calls for either a build conflict on the newer

I guess the best is adding a build-conflict, indeed. I haven't thought
about that.

> As the upcoming Perl 5.30 also bundles Unicode::Collate 1.27, this is
> a blocker for that transition (which will obviously not happen before
> the buster release.)

Yes, I am aware of that. I am still not sure what is the best option,
since newer versions of perl often required changes in the tests.
But I don't want to disable these tests generally.

Thanks for your report, for now I do not do any action for buster, but
will add build conflicts against libunicode-...

Best

Norbert

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