#1014163 gdal: libgdal-perl seems to have silently disappeared

Package:
src:gdal
Source:
gdal
Submitter:
Jonas Smedegaard
Date:
2022-07-01 14:36:05 UTC
Severity:
important
Tags:
#1014163#5
Date:
2022-07-01 12:11:23 UTC
From:
To:
I just noticed that the binary package libgdal-perl is no longer provided
in Debian testing or unstable.

There seems to be no mention in changelog of dropping that package, so I
wonder if it was deliberate (and if so I recommend to retroactively add
mention of it to changelog.

 - Jonas
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#1014163#12
Date:
2022-07-01 12:42:38 UTC
From:
To:
tags 1014163 wontfix
thanks

GDAL 3.5 removed the Perl bindings, see:

https://gdal.org/development/rfc/rfc84_cmake.html#swig-bindings

Searching elsewhere you'll find:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-gis/2021/04/msg00004.html

"
  - Perl bindings are deprecated. Removal planned for GDAL 3.5.
    Use Geo::GDAL::FFI instead
"
https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/blob/v3.5.0/MIGRATION_GUIDE.TXT#L47

libgdal-perl has no votes in popcon for quite a while, I'm surprised it
affects you.

If you need Perl bindings for GDAL, consider packaging Geo::GDAL::FFI.

Kind Regards,

Bas
#1014163#17
Date:
2022-07-01 14:32:42 UTC
From:
To:
Quoting Sebastiaan Couwenberg (2022-07-01 14:42:38)

It is not that I (strongly) need the library, only that I wonder where
it went and whether it was accidental or deliberate.

Thanks for sharing the detals of why the Perl bindings was dropped.

Please consider adding something like the below to the appropriate
changelog entry:

  * Drop binary package libgdal-perl: abandoned upstream

That will help others in similar situation as me, wondering where the
package went and looking in packaging changelog for a clue.

(yes, it is perfectly fine to edit past changelog entries)


Kind regards,

 - Jonas