Re: Perl 5.12 transition in progress -> Perl packages are not installable currently

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

On Tue, 3 May 2011 12:02:02 +0200, Dominique wrote in message 
<[🔎] 201105031202.03081.domi.dumont@free.fr>:

> Hi all,
> 
> On Sunday, in collaboration with the release team, Dominic uploaded
> perl 5.12-6 to unstable. This necessarily causes around 400 packages
> to be uninstallable with the new perl. The release team will be
> scheduling binNMUs in due course; in the meantime, if you find such a
> package, there is _no need to report a bug against it_. The rebuilds
> will take a little time, so please be patient in the meantime.
> 
> The list of affected packages is available at
> 
> <http://release.debian.org/transitions/html/perl.html>
> and more information about the transition is at
> <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=619117>
> 
> Thanks,
> Dominique, on behalf of Dominic Hargreaves
> 
> 

..wonderful, I was beginning to wonder when failed Experimental
experiments would qualify the debris as obsolete, and promote a
back-to-the-drawing-board mindset. ;o)

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