#1114461 gant: recommends libmaven-ant-tasks-java which is not in Debian

Package:
gant
Source:
gant
Submitter:
Carles Pina i Estany
Date:
2026-11-05 10:21:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1114461#5
Date:
2025-09-05 19:22:12 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer,

I see that the package gant (version 1.9.11-8) recommends libmaven-ant-tasks-java
which is not (and has never been for what I can say) in Debian.

This can be seen in https://packages.debian.org/unstable/gant

Should it be dropped or changed?

Thank you,

#1114461#8
Date:
2026-11-05 09:58:24 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

Bug #1114461 in gant reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/java-team/gant/-/commit/74f8b2358ed070506781e1bb9b6a14647da323c8

(this message was generated automatically)
-- 
Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1114461

#1114461#15
Date:
2026-11-05 10:19:51 UTC
From:
To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
gant, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1114461@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org> (supplier of updated gant package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)
Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:55:41 +0100
Source: gant
Architecture: source
Version: 1.9.11-9
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers <pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Emmanuel Bourg <ebourg@apache.org>
Closes: 1114461 1139123 1145212
Changes:
 gant (1.9.11-9) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Team upload.
   * Fixed the compatibility with Gradle 5
   * Removed Torsten Werner from the Uploaders list (Closes: #1139123)
   * Removed Varun Hiremath from the Uploaders list (Closes: #1145212)
   * Removed the recommended dependency on libmaven-ant-tasks-java
     (Closes: #1114461)
   * Standards-Version updated to 4.7.4
   * Removed the Priority field
   * Removed the Rules-Requires-Root field
   * Converted debian/watch to the version 5 format
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