#1148383 Should dewalls be removed from unstable?

#1148383#5
Date:
2026-09-19 10:58:23 UTC
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Dear maintainer,

I suggest removing dewalls from Debian for the following reasons:
 * It accumulated one RC-bug:
   + #1101847: dewalls: FTBFS: error while loading shared libraries: libdewalls.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
     Last modified: 1 year, 1 month

 * It is not part of trixie or forky and is not a key package.

This bug serves as a pre-removal warning. After one month, the bug will be
reassigned to ftp.debian.org to actually request removal of the package.

In case the package should be kept in unstable, please evaluate each of the
RC-bugs listed above.
 * If the bug is meant to permanently prevent the package from entering testing
   or a stable release, but this package should stay part of unstable, please
   add a usertag:

       user helmutg@debian.org
       usertags NNN + sidremove-ignore

 * If the bug no longer applies, please close it. If it is closed, check
   whether the fixed version is correct and adjust if necessary.

 * Is the bug really release-critical? If not, please downgrade.

 * If the bug still applies, please send a status update at least once a year.

Once all of the mentioned RC bugs have been acted upon in one way or another,
please close this bug.

In case the package should be removed from unstable, you may reassign this
bug report:

    Control: severity -1 normal
    Control: retitle -1 RM: dewalls -- RoM; rc-buggy
    Control: reassign -1 ftp.debian.org
    Control: affects -1 + src:dewalls

Alternatively, you may wait a month and have it reassigned.

In case you disagree with the above, please add a wontfix tag to this bug.

    Control: tags -1 + wontfix

Doing so will also prevent automatic reassignment.

Kind regards

A tool for automatically removing packages from unstable

This bug report has been automatically filed with little human intervention.
If the filing is unclear or in error, don't hesitate to contact
Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> for assistance.

#1148383#10
Date:
2026-09-19 15:19:37 UTC
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Ah. I had forgotten about that. It's a silly bug caused by changes in QBS. The package was just fine before. It should probably be reassigned to QBS.
But I have failed to follow-up.

dewalls is a pre-requiste for cavewhere, which I have been packaging
for about 8 years now, which would be a very worthwhile addition. If I
was more diligent it would all be done by now. I have been very slack
on the Debian front this year. (mostly because the wife wants me to
get the heat-pump install done, and I've had probate stuff to deal
with - Debian has got squeezed out the bottom of the tod-do list.).

I realy should make an effort to get the remaining bits in before it's too late for the next stable.

OK. will do.

Wookey