#1121583 RM: libidl -- RoQA; unmaintained, unused library

Package:
ftp.debian.org
Source:
ftp.debian.org
Submitter:
Jeremy Bícha
Date:
2026-01-09 12:33:12 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1121583#5
Date:
2025-11-28 23:48:23 UTC
From:
To:
Please remove libidl from Debian. It is unused. It has been archived upstream:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/libidl

It was orphaned in Debian in 2014.

Thank you,
Jeremy Bicha
#1121583#12
Date:
2026-01-09 12:19:53 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

there is a reverse dependency that needs to be taken care of:


Checking reverse dependencies...
# Broken Build-Depends:
thunderbird: libidl-dev (0.8.0 >=)


In case it matters, this needs to be addressed first. Please remove the
moreinfo tag once that is done.

   Thorsten