#1119201 libical3: Depends on db5.3

Package:
src:libical3
Source:
src:libical3
Submitter:
Chris Hofstädtler
Date:
2026-08-13 12:29:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1119201#5
Date:
2025-10-27 21:55:18 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

your package depends or otherwise uses db5.3 ("Berkeley DB"). The
upstream of db5.3 has ceased maintaining it, and it is also orphaned
in Debian. See #987013 for discussion. Please update your package to
remove any uses of db5.3 for forky.
If necessary, provide an upgrade path in forky and remove usage in
duke.

Chris
#1119201#12
Date:
2025-10-27 23:49:38 UTC
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Hello,

Le 2025-10-27 à 17 h 55, Chris Hofstädtler a écrit :
Thanks for the reminder, I have checked the bugs #987013 and #1119201
and it doesn't seem to have a replacement for db5.3. But the Berkeley DB
isn't fully supported by upstream [1]. I'll work on a dependency removal.

/Nicolas

[1]
https://github.com/libical/libical/blob/master/INSTALL.md#optional-dependencies
#1119201#17
Date:
2026-08-13 10:52:38 UTC
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I guess it is good enough not to build with db5.3 on importing libical
v4 (as reintroduction of the libical source pkg?).
#1119201#22
Date:
2026-08-13 12:16:55 UTC
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Yes, libical v4 is on its way, there are lots of changes so it's a little hard to complete.

But removing db5.3 in the new package will be one of the new "feature" probably.