#1118999 faust: suggests julia which is not in unstable

Package:
faust
Source:
faust
Description:
functional programming language for realtime audio applications
Submitter:
Carles Pina i Estany
Date:
2026-04-22 09:11:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1118999#5
Date:
2025-10-26 05:56:51 UTC
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To:
Dear maintainer,

I see that the package faust (version 2.81.10+ds-1) suggests julia which
is not in unstable.

This can be seen in https://packages.debian.org/unstable/faust . Search
for "Package not available".

The missing package used to be in Debian but they were removed some time
ago:

- https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/julia

Should it be dropped or changed?

Thank you,
#1118999#10
Date:
2026-04-22 09:00:23 UTC
From:
To:

i do not see any issue with the relationship.
"Suggests" is a *very weak* dependency, so nothing will (should?) break
if the package is not installable right now.

if the package ever comes back (hopefully under the same name, which is
likely), the "Suggests" can be satisified without us needing to track
this down.

mgdasr
IOhannes