#1141507 libavif16: Hard dependency on librav1e0.7 which has limited security support

Package:
libavif16
Source:
libavif16
Description:
Library for handling .avif files
Submitter:
Martin Uecker
Date:
2026-07-06 19:14:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1141507#5
Date:
2026-07-05 16:40:34 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

libavif16 is an important component but pulls in a package
that has limited security support according to the
check-support-status tool.

Because libavif16 depends on it, it is not practically
possible to remove librav1e0.7 from my machine without
removing important applications that have no suitable
alternative.

I would expect to be able to have a working Debian
system that I can use for daily work that does not
require me to install packaged with limited security
support.  

It would be nice if libavif16 could remove this
dependeny, or make it optional, or provide an alternative
package without this dependeny.  So far this is the only
package with that problem that affects me.

Best,
Martin