#487125 O: apt-rdepends -- Recursively lists package dependencies

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Date:
2025-07-28 00:11:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#487125#5
Date:
2008-06-19 18:12:48 UTC
From:
To:
The current maintainer of apt-rdepends, Simon Law <sfllaw@debian.org>,
is apparently not active anymore.  Therefore, I orphan this package
now.  If you want to be the new maintainer, please take it -- see
http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/index.html#howto-o for detailed
instructions how to adopt a package properly.

Some information about this package:

Package: apt-rdepends
Binary: apt-rdepends
Version: 1.3.0-1.1
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Maintainer: Simon Law <sfllaw@debian.org>
Build-Depends-Indep: debhelper (>> 4.0.0), perl-doc
Architecture: all
Standards-Version: 3.6.2
Format: 1.0
Directory: pool/main/a/apt-rdepends
Files: a26c1e3c09ff37684a8ad65fe60a79c6 596 apt-rdepends_1.3.0-1.1.dsc
 73a8bbabf91c3e8d5ed480822350e9c8 14251 apt-rdepends_1.3.0.orig.tar.gz
 43091f89473d448f2e7da16bf6f7dfc1 3189 apt-rdepends_1.3.0-1.1.diff.gz

Package: apt-rdepends
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 92
Maintainer: Simon Law <sfllaw@debian.org>
Architecture: all
Version: 1.3.0-1.1
Depends: perl, libapt-pkg-perl (>= 0.1.11)
Suggests: vcg, springgraph | graphviz
Filename: pool/main/a/apt-rdepends/apt-rdepends_1.3.0-1.1_all.deb
Size: 14396
MD5sum: 50117b55769680db5e8e71d7df7492b0
SHA1: 018d8e13f501738a38dd55846413ad47d50ea1ad
SHA256: f46a9591cfe50532e8e0fa228fdd9ad8b17b4d7dc15d593fbe7c06d1ded79f9b
Description: Recursively lists package dependencies
 This utility can recursively list package dependencies, either forwards
 or in reverse.  It also lists forward build-dependencies.  The output
 format closely resembles that of `apt-cache depends`.  As well, it can
 generate .dot graphs, much like apt-cache in dotty mode.
Tag: devel::packaging, implemented-in::perl, interface::commandline, role::program, scope::utility, suite::debian, use::viewing, works-with::software:package
#487125#10
Date:
2008-06-19 22:31:07 UTC
From:
To:
owner 487125 !
thanks

I'd like to adopt this package. I'll start working next days.


Thanks,
Cristian
#487125#17
Date:
2008-06-23 19:48:41 UTC
From:
To:
retitle 487125 ITA: apt-rdepends -- Recursively lists package dependencies
thanks

Hi,

I was so free to retitle the bug report according to your owner change.
Please follow the instructions at [1] the next time. The reason for this
is that others can see your intension at a sight and don't need to look
into orphaned bug reports, if they are already taken by someone.

Best Regards,
Patrick

[1] http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp/index.html#howto-o
#487125#26
Date:
2009-04-10 11:01:23 UTC
From:
To:
retitle 487125 RFA: apt-rdepends -- Recursively lists package dependencies
thanks

Hi,

I'm looking for a new maintainer for the package apt-rdepends, and CCing to the
debian-perl list as I hope someone with good Perl programming skills could be
interested in upstream-maintenance of this script.

Well, for the sake of sincerity, I declared my ITA about one year ago, but I
was really unable to pay so much attention to this package, mostly due to my
lack of Perl skills (as this script is much more and hack than a well-written
piece of software).

I'd be glad if someone from the pkg-perl team could be interested in
maintaining this package, but if I don't receive replies in a reasonable
timeframe, I'll formally (re)orphan it.

Thanks,
--
Cristian Greco
GPG key ID: 0x0C095825
#487125#33
Date:
2009-04-10 15:20:54 UTC
From:
To:
I could do this.  This package would be a dependency for something I am
doing.  Presently, I'm using the output of `apt-get -s install ...`

I'm not a member of the team but I'm lurking on the list for some time
now.
#487125#40
Date:
2009-05-04 07:18:23 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Guy,

Do you still intend on adopting on apt-rdepends? If so, please send an
email similar to the following to control@bugs.debian.org:

retitle 487125 ITA: apt-rdepends -- Recursively lists package dependencies
owner 487125 !
thanks

Thanks,
Ryan
#487125#49
Date:
2010-04-30 17:16:26 UTC
From:
To:
Hi guy,

Do you intend to be mainteners of rdepends ?

I could help you if needed

bastien
#487125#54
Date:
2010-04-30 17:18:06 UTC
From:
To:
I forgot all about that.  I think when I looked there was nothing much
to do ... you can have it if you like.
#487125#59
Date:
2010-06-06 15:54:23 UTC
From:
To:
owner 487125 Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>
kthxbye

Guy Hulbert wrote:

There was no reaction of Bastien (or anyone else) on Guy's offer for
more than a month, so I take Guy's offer and intend to adopt this
package.

Bastien ROUCARIES wrote:

If you're still interested in helping out: I wouldn't mind a
co-maintainer.

		Regards, Axel
#487125#66
Date:
2010-06-06 17:25:43 UTC
From:
To:
Do as you see fit.  You may remove me from the email list for the bug or
not as you please.  I am very busy at the moment.  I might have a go at
doing some debian work in 6 months or so.
#487125#71
Date:
2010-06-07 07:48:37 UTC
From:
To:
 Sorry to not answer earlier, if you intend to adopt it may we could
comaintain it ?

Thank

bastien
#487125#76
Date:
2010-11-30 12:59:02 UTC
From:
To:
noowner 487125
retitle 487125 O: apt-rdepends -- Recursively lists package dependencies
kthxbye

Hi,

Axel Beckert wrote back in June:

I must admit, I've lost interest in the package.

My main urge for adopting it was to fix http://bugs.debian.org/299228
("reverse build depends would be really useful") -- until I found out
that there is already a script named build-rdeps in devscripts which
does this already.

The other point is that -- after looking at the package closer -- I
noticed that despite it's a non-native package, it basically was one:
Simon Law is upstream author and maintained the package, too, but he
has retired from Debian.

So whoever adopts this package has probably either to fork it or to
continue maintaining it on a patch base only (which would be more or
less the same work), or prod Simon to continue upstream development.

Guy, Bastien, or whoever takes over this package: All the work I did
on the package so far (mostly fixing minor packaging issues) is at [1]
-- feel free to use it, but I don't mind if you start new from
scratch.

  [1] http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/apt-rdepends.git

BTW, the upstream website given in the watch file and debian/copyright
do no more work, the new site is http://sfllaw.ca/freesoftware.html. I
changed that already in the above repository.

I will probably also do a QA upload based on that work, but most
likely only after or close to the Squeeze release (unless the package
has been adopted until then).

I'm also willing to sponsor this package, but I'm not sure if I would
co-maintain it.

		Regards, Axel
#487125#85
Date:
2010-12-01 09:34:49 UTC
From:
To:
2010/11/30 Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>:

If you sponsor me I can maintain it and merging some ubuntu improvment.

Bastien
#487125#90
Date:
2010-12-01 09:42:09 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Bastien.

Bastien ROUCARIES wrote:

Will do. Thanks.

		Regards, Axel
#487125#95
Date:
2010-12-22 17:19:59 UTC
From:
To:
2010/12/1 Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>:
Do you want me to add as a maintener on the git tree ?

Bastien
#487125#102
Date:
2025-07-19 09:02:09 UTC
From:
To:
retitle 487125 ITA: apt-rdepends -- Recursively lists package dependencies
owner 487125 !
thanks

Hi,

I'm interested on maintain this package. I will wait for any objection
1 week from now to add myself as maintainer.
#487125#111
Date:
2025-07-19 10:39:49 UTC
From:
To:
The package is orphaned. You do not need to wait.

Chris
#487125#116
Date:
2025-07-27 23:58:21 UTC
From:
To:
Hi Chris,

Thanks!

As there were some interested in the past I wanted to be sure to don't
duplicate work.

Now I changed it in salsa.