#1149794 ifupdown-ng: recommends isc-dhcp-client which is not in unstable

Package:
ifupdown-ng
Source:
ifupdown-ng
Description:
Network Interface Management tool similar to ifupdown{,2}
Submitter:
Carles Pina i Estany
Date:
2026-10-03 06:39:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1149794#5
Date:
2026-10-03 06:36:51 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer(s),

I noticed that package ifupdown-ng recommends isc-dhcp-client, which is
currently not available in unstable.

I see in https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/isc-dhcp-client

that is gone from Debian. In August it got removed because "ROM; EOL'ed
upstream; not supported in trixie; alternatives exist"

I don't know if the recommends to isc-dhcp-client should just be
removed and rely only on dhcp-client?

Thank you for your time,

PS[0]: I am developing a tool to detect such issues:
https://salsa.debian.org/carlespina/check-relations . Reports are
manually reviewed before submission. If you would prefer not to receive
such reports (for specific packages, all of your maintained packages,
etc.), please let me know. Any other feedback is welcomed as well. No
more bugreports for this missing relation will be sent.

PS[1]: more information available in
https://salsa.debian.org/carlespina/check-relations/-/blob/main/README.md
and
https://salsa.debian.org/carlespina/check-relations/-/blob/main/docs/bug-report-extra-info.md