package libdatetime-astro-sunrise-perl based on an obsolete (and buggy) Perl module
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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libdatetime-astro-sunrise-perl (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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libdatetime-astro-sunrise-perl (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Happy new year to all those who develop Linux, Debian, Ubuntu, Perl and CPAN !
I am Jean Forget, a Perl hobbyist, JFORGET on cpan dot org. Since
2013, I am co-maintainer of Astro::Sunrise and DateTime:
http://
When checking packages I could install on my xubuntu 16.04 PC, I
noticed with mixed feelings two Perl packages dealing with sunrises.
On one hand, I am honored that you built a package providing
DateTime:
On the other hand, I was surprised, even a little annoyed, that you
built a libdatetime-
DateTime:
the history of sunrise Perl modules before I stepped in.
2000 Ron Hill publishes the first release of Astro::Sunrise
2003-01-10 the Perl DateTime project begins
http://
2003-03-19 to 2003-03-24 discussion on the DateTime mailing-list about
the proper naming of a DateTime module to compute sunrises and
sunsets. The community prefers DateTime:
DateTime:
http://
2003-03-20 Before the discussion is closed, Ron Hill publishes a proof
of concept DateTime:
overhauled internals and API to integrate with other DateTime modules.
http://
2003-03-24 After the discussion, Ron Hill releases DateTime:
which is no more than DateTime:
http://
Unknown date, I guess around 2006 The last time Ron Hill posts a
message on the Perl DateTime mailing-list.
Unknown date DateTime:
So you have created a package from a module which was just a proof of
concept and which had an active life of just 4 days before becoming
obsolete. And this module is buggy. Just take a look at the resolved bugs
for DateTime:
the 21st-March bug, most certainly apply to DateTime:
https:/
https:/
I will continue to take care of DateTime:
no intention of fixing bugs in a module with a wrong name. So can you
please remove libdatetime-
packages? Thank you in advance.
Changed in libdatetime-astro-sunrise-perl (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in libdatetime-astro-sunrise-perl (Debian): | |
status: | New → Fix Released |
Ubuntu just imports the package from Debian, I guess we have to remove it there.
There's already an old bug report at https:/ /bugs.debian. org/bug= 645828
I'll add a pointer to this issue there.
Cheers.
gregor, Debian Perl Group