#1050640 lua5.2: remove as soon as all reverse dependencies are gone

Package:
src:lua5.2
Source:
src:lua5.2
Submitter:
Bastian Germann
Date:
2025-10-09 10:51:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1050640#5
Date:
2023-08-27 11:20:52 UTC
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The last lua5.2 release was on 07 Mar 2015. As upstream will not release any other version, we should get lua5.2 out of
Debian as the least-used lua version that is still in the archive. I have filed "low-hanging fruit" bugs for the
packages that support other lua versions as well and have blocked this issue on them.

The packages that need more investigation are:
dnsmasq
kyua
lutok
lcm
qosmic
tolua
uwsgi

The rest of the reverse dependencies are depending on "lua5.2 | lua5.x" (OR depends), so they should not be a problem.
#1050640#30
Date:
2025-03-08 09:28:48 UTC
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This is incorrect. Any package depending on lua5.2 as first alternative
is instantly RC-buggy after the removal of lua5.2 due to Debian policy
2.2.1 which requires that the first alternative always must be
satisfiable with packages from main.

Cheers
#1050640#35
Date:
2025-03-08 09:48:26 UTC
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With "should not be a problem" I meant that they can move to a different
lua version, not that they do not need an upload to achieve that.